Gary Bennett v. District Attorney Office Metro Police Department: Municipality

29 F.3d 630 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary BENNETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE; Metro Police Department: Municipality, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16414. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 17, 1994. * Decided June 22, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gary Bennett appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action brought under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 . The district court held that Bennett's action was barred by the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 For statute of limitations purposes, civil rights actions are to be characterized as personal injury actions. Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 276-80 (1985). Although state law determines the length of the limitations period, "federal law governs the time of accrual." Gibson v. United States, 781 F.2d 1334, 1340 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1054…