Hansen v. Bremerton School Dist. No. 100-C
Opinion
Opinion
48 F.3d 1228 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Patricia HANSEN; Howard Hansen, her father, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 100-C, a Washington muninicpal corporation; Joan Emily Von Lanken, a single woman, in her individual and representative capacities, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-36037. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1994. Decided Feb. 23, 1995. Before: WOOD, Jr., * HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This case involves whether the State of Washington's statute of limitations for sexual abuse actions operates to bar a plaintiff's civil action brought at least 17 years after the last alleged act of abuse where the plaintiff contends that she only recently discovered the link between the abuse and her continuing psychological injuries. FACTS 3 Patricia Hansen ("Patricia") entered East Bremerton High School in 1971. At the beginning of Patricia's sophomore year, Emily Von…