Calvin Gatison v. Joe Richards, Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Cathy Deputy Sheriff Tyrell Deputy Sheriff Younce Keith Ludwig Coconino County

87 F.3d 1318 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Calvin GATISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joe RICHARDS, Sheriff; Deputy Sheriff Cathy; Deputy Sheriff Tyrell; Deputy Sheriff Younce; Keith Ludwig; Coconino County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-17384. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Calvin Gatison, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of count I of Gatison's civil rights complaint as time-barred. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Arizona's two year statute of limitations for personal injury actions is the appropriate statute of limitations to apply to this section 1983 action. See Krug v. Imbordino, 896 F.2d 395, 397 (9th Cir.1990). A cause of action under section 1983 accrues when a party "knows or has reason to know of the injury" which forms the basis of the…