Jason Giddings v. Greyhound Bus Lines Inc

MEMORANDUM

Jason Giddings appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his diversity action alleging claims arising out of an incident with a Greyhound bus driver. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. O’Day v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., 79 F.3d 756, 761 (9th Cir.1996). We reverse and remand.

The district court granted summary judgment because it concluded that Gid-dings did not meet his burden of showing he was disabled at the time of the incident, and thus he was not entitled to statutory tolling and his action was time-barred. However, the record shows that Giddings was previously diagnosed with a serious mental illness and lacked awareness of his actions when not taking medication, that he had a current prescription to treat that illness as of the date of the incident, and that he acted erratically during the incident, giving rise to an inference that he was not taking his medication. Therefore, the record shows a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Giddings suffered sufficiently from a disability at the time of the incident to warrant tolling. See Wash. Rev.Code § 4.16.190; Wash. Rev.Code § 11.88.010; Rivas v.…