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Every decision we've filed under Statute of Limitations.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Social Security disability appeal filed more than two years after the statutory deadline. The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling despite claims of personal hardship and attorney error.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's constitutional challenge to Georgia's sex offender registry. The court held that the plaintiff's due process claim was time-barred because the alleged injury occurred in two thousand fifteen.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging excessive force. The appellate court held that the plaintiff failed to file the lawsuit within the applicable statute of limitations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Title VII employment discrimination lawsuit filed by former employees. The court held that the American Pipe tolling rule does not extend the statute of limitations for individual claims through the pendency of an appeal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a First Amendment challenge to Ohio license plate guidelines, ruling the claims were time-barred. The court held that repeated requests for the same plate did not restart the statute of limitations.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of state-created danger and Takings Clause claims brought by businesses affected by the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. The court reversed the dismissal of nuisance claims, holding that equitable tolling principles may apply under Washington state law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. The appellate court held that the plaintiff's claims were time-barred and that her gender discrimination claim was unexhausted.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Dawn Plagianes's ADA claims because she failed to file her EEOC charge within the statutory 180-day deadline. The court held that the limitations period began when the school district unequivocally notified her of its termination decision in April 2021, not when her resignation or termination became effective later that summer.
The Tenth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment claims against prison officials and medical providers. The court held that the district court erred by failing to consider tolling of the statute of limitations and by denying the plaintiff leave to amend his complaint without addressing futility.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against Target, ruling that California's two-year statute of limitations applies to the case rather than North Dakota's six-year period. The court held that under California's governmental interest approach to choice of law, the state has a stronger interest in applying its laws to a California resident suing in a California court for products purchased there.