Richard Kleila, as Guardian Ad Litem for George J. Kleila v. Bell Helmets, Inc.

66 F.3d 335 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard KLEILA, as Guardian Ad Litem for GEORGE J. KLEILA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELL HELMETS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-56298. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 8, 1995. Decided Sept. 6, 1995. Before: BROWNING, D.W. NELSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Richard Kleila ("Kleila"), guardian ad litem for his son George Kleila ("George"), appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant Bell Helmets, Inc. ("Bell Helmets"). In granting summary judgment, the district court held that California's one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions barred Kleila's suit against Bell Helmets for injuries George sustained in a 1986 motorcycle accident. Kleila argues that summary judgment was improper because (1) a 1989 order from a New York state court in an earlier, related case precludes Bell Helmets from raising the statute of…