Legal Opinion
Bonneau v. Centennial School District No. 28J
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2012No. 10-36070PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
In the wake of concerns about delayed reporting of child abuse, Oregon, like a number of states, adopted a special statute of limitations for abuse victims. Under the Oregon statute, an action must be commenced before the person reaches age 40 or within five years of discovery of the causal connection between the abuse and the injury. Or.Rev.Stat. § 12.117(1). The question we consider is the effect of this statute on Ryan Bonneau’s federal civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In affirming the district court’s dismissal of the action as time barred, we…
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