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Wilmshurst v. Lockyer

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 29, 2008
295 F. App'x 205 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-16652.

Submitted September 8, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed September 29, 2008.

Richard E. Wilmshurst, Angels Camp, CA, pro se.

Catherine Woodbridge, AGCA — Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, FAX, Office of County Counsel, San Andreas, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-00021-MCE.

Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Richard E. Wilmshurst appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing as untimely his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that state and county employees violated his civil rights by unlawfully inspecting his property and by using evidence from the inspection to bring a state civil suit against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Morales v. City of Los Angeles, 214 F.3d 1151, 1153 (9th Cir. 2000), and we affirm.

The district court properly concluded that Wilmshurst's section 1983 action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations because the alleged facts underlying Wilmshurst's claim occurred in 2002 and 2003, and he filed his complaint in January 2006. See Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir. 2004) (discussing one- and two-year statutes of limitations).

The district court properly concluded that the "continuing violation" doctrine was inapplicable because Wilmshurst did not plead facts demonstrating that defendants engaged in a pattern of unlawful conduct. See Knox v. Davis, 260 F.3d 1009, 1013 (9th Cir. 2001) (stating that this court has repeatedly held that a mere continuing impact from past violations is not actionable).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Wilmshurst v. Lockyer

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 29, 2008
295 F. App'x 205 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Wilmshurst v. Lockyer

Case Details

Full title:Richard E. WILMSHURST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bill LOCKYER, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 29, 2008

Citations

295 F. App'x 205 (9th Cir. 2008)