Legal Opinion
Silva v. Crain
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 98-15281PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
David Minton Silva appeals the district court’s determination that his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is barred by California’s general residual one year statute of limitations for tort actions. See Cal.Civ.Proc.Code § 340(3). He asserts that the statute of limitations which applies when damage claims are presented to public agencies should be used. See Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 945.6(a), 950.6(b). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Silva was ejected from a public meeting of the City Council of Santa Cruz, California, on September 10, 1996. He alleges that he was handled roughly and that…
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