Vela
Vela v. City of Porterville
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISABEL VALDEZ VELA, No. 1:20-cv-01151-AWI-EPG (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE
WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
v. DISMISSED AS BARRED BY THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
CITY OF PORTERVILLE, et al., (ECF No. 1) Defendants.
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
16 Isabel Valdez Vela (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed the civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 commencing this action on August 17, 2020. The complaint alleges the Defendants violated her Fourth Amendment rights in 2015. Thus, by the face of the complaint, it appears that Plaintiff’s claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed as barred by the statute of limitations. I. APPLICABLE LAW “The statute of limitations for section 1983 actions is determined by state law. Section 1983 actions are characterized as…