Granillo v. City of San Gabriel

28 F.3d 106 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Fredys L. GRANILLO, as Administratrix of the Estate of Mauricio O. Granillo, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN GABRIEL; San Gabriel Police Department; David A. Lawton, Chief of Police; James Castaneda, Mayor, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55813. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 25, 1994. * Decided May 31, 1994. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Fredys L. Granillo, administratrix of the estate of Mauricio O. Granillo, appeals the district court's dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. Granillo contends that the running of the applicable statute of limitation period was tolled by Mauricio's status as a minor and did not resume until he would have reached the age of majority had he lived. 3 The appropriate statute of limitation for a 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action is that for a personal injury action in the state in which the…