Carr v. Aubuchon

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Elmer Carr filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that Joseph *715Aubuchon, Bill D. Miller, and Elmer Masch-mann violated his constitutional rights during criminal proceedings. Aubuchon, Miller, and Maschmann appeal from the district court’s decision rejecting their claim of absolute or qualified immunity. We hold that the statute of limitations has expired, and we remand to the district court for dismissal.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 1976, Carr and Peter Bauer were arrested in Franklin County, Missouri, and charged with assaulting Maurice Mense. Mense was…