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Bishop v. Pinal County Jail

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 28, 2001
22 F. App'x 912 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


22 Fed.Appx. 912 (9th Cir. 2001) Aaron Joseph BISHOP, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. PINAL COUNTY JAIL, Defendant, and Gilberto V. Figueroa, County Attorney; William A. Eck, Defendants--Appellees. No. 01-16300. D.C. No. CV-00-01208-SMM. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. December 28, 2001

Submitted December 17, 2001.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Stephen M. McNamee, District Judge, Presiding.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Aaron Joseph Bishop, a former Pinal County Jail pretrial detainee, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that he was exposed to sewage in Pinal County Jail on four different occasions between 1987 and 1993. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review a dismissal based on a statute of limitations de novo, Ellis v. City of San Diego, 176 F.3d 1183, 1188 (9th Cir.1999), and affirm.

Because Bishop failed to file his action within two years of when he knew or should have known of his injuries, the district court properly dismissed his action as time barred. See TwoRivers v. Lewis, 174 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir.1999) (applying a two-year statute of limitations to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims brought in Arizona pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute § 12-502).

Bishop's remaining contentions lack merit.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Bishop v. Pinal County Jail

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 28, 2001
22 F. App'x 912 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

Bishop v. Pinal County Jail

Case Details

Full title:Aaron Joseph BISHOP, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. PINAL COUNTY JAIL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 28, 2001

Citations

22 F. App'x 912 (9th Cir. 2001)