Thursday, August 7th, 2008
9th Cir: Accrual and Equitable Estoppel in Civil Rights Cases
Applicants for San Francisco-area public employment sued, alleging illegal preferential treatment of Asian and Filipino workers. The District Court dismissed on statute of limitations grounds. The 9th Circuit panel (Hawkins, O’Scannlain, and McKeown) affirmed.
Accrual: The panel joined other Circuits and held that accrual starts when the plaintiff learns of the adverse treatment, without regard to knowledge […]
