Peggy Mansfield, M.D. v. Herb Watson, ph.d.

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990 F.2d 1258·1993 WL 74374·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 13865
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 17, 199390-35649California1,598 words

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990 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Peggy MANSFIELD, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Herb WATSON, Ph.D., Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-35649. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 16, 1992. Decided March 17, 1993. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FLETCHER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In this diversity action, Dr. Peggy Mansfield appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Dr. Herb Watson. The district court dismissed the action on the ground that Mansfield's claims were barred by the statute of limitations. We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and we affirm. 3 During the summer of 1972, Mansfield worked for an educational organization in Oregon that was developing an experimental high school curriculum. Mansfield's work required that she meet with Watson, a therapist employed by the organization,…

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