Morgan
Morgan v. Komers
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Plaintiffs-appellants Robert T. Morgan, Linda A. Morelli, and Katherine Reyes Fletcher, three deputy sheriffs who were employed by the County of Riverside, California (collectively “the plaintiffs”), appeal the district court’s judgment dismissing their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which they sought back pay for the period each was placed on administrative leave without pay (“AWOP”) status. The district court concluded that none of the various sources of state law relied upon by the plaintiffs was sufficient to establish the plaintiffs’ alleged property interests in continued paid em *548 ployment, and that the procedural safeguards they received were adequate. The district court later denied the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm the district court’s denial of leave to amend and dismissal of the action.
The plaintiffs’ procedural due process claims are barred by the statute of limitations, which is two years. 1 See Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir.2004) (explaining that § 1983 actions apply the forum state’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions which is two years for actions…