No. 92-56393

28 F.3d 1520 Richard KATZ, Esq., As Guardian Ad Litem for S.S., a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY; American Red Cross; Doe Blood Bank, and Does 1 through 100, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-56393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. Decided June 29, 1994. As Amended July 26, 1994. Martin M. Berman, Berman, Katz & Weiss, Encino, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Richard L. Hasen, Horvitz & Levy, Encino, CA, and Larry T. Pleiss, Madory, Booth, Zell & Pleiss, Tustin, CA, for defendant-appellee Children's Hosp. of Orange County. Laurie A. Plessala, Arnold & Porter, Los Angeles, CA for defendant-appellee American Red Cross. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case, we must decide a difficult question: under California law, at what point does a cause of action accrue, and what is the appropriate limitations period, for a medical malpractice action brought by a minor infected with the HIV virus? Factual and Procedural Background 2 In December 1983, at…