Leyvas v. State of Cal.

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12 F.3d 1107·1993 WL 523513·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 36623
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 16, 199393-55237California242 words

Opinion

Opinion

12 F.3d 1107 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ralph Ellis LEYVAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Drug Enforcement Administration; James Sherrington, in his official capacity as a Special Agent of the DEA; County of Riverside; City of Riverside, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55237. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 16, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Leyvas appeals the district court's dismissal, on statute of limitations grounds, of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. He raises one issue on appeal: he asks us to overrule Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261 (1985). 3 Wilson is good law, which we have followed. See, e.g., McDougal v. County of Imperial, 942 F.2d 668, 672-73 (9th Cir.1991). We cannot overturn a Supreme Court decision. This is a frivolous appeal. We order Leyvas' attorney, John F. Whitfield, Jr., to pay to the County double costs on appeal.…

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