Legal Opinion

McConnell v. Critchlow

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 9, 1981No. Nos. 80-3165 to 80-3167PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

McConnell appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights actions against individuals, local government bodies, and the State of Washington. His claims are based on allegations of false arrests which occurred 4 to 15 years prior to filing the complaints. McConnell contends that the statute did not run against the governmental defendants until a remedy was offered by the 1978 United States Supreme Court decision in Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). McConnell made no argument on appeal as to why the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Michael R. Wood, Individually and Dba National Photo Services v. Willard W. McEwen Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Libby, McNeill, & Libby v. City National BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. William Leer Robert Larry Emerhiser v. Al Murphy Darrell Gardner Arvin AraveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. Robert Draper v. Davis S. CoombsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. T.W. Electrical Service, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Braley v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  5. TRW/Reda Pump v. BrewingtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992

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