FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 06 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DOUGLAS ALLEN ASHCROFT, No. 09-35305
Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 6:07-cv-01579-HO
v.
MEMORANDUM *
STATE OF OREGON; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Oregon
Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted September 22, 2010 **
Before: WALLACE, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The district court properly dismissed Douglas Allen Ashcroft’s claims as
time-barred. See Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 12.110(1), 30.275(9) (two-year statute of
limitations for personal injury claims); Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
09-35305
2004) (“For actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, courts apply the forum state’s statute
of limitations for personal injury actions[.]”); see also Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S.
384, 388 (2007) (statute begins to run when the plaintiff has a complete and
present cause of action).
AFFIRMED.
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