Wallace v. Kato
- Decided
- February 21, 2007
- Docket
- 05-1240
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that a claim for false imprisonment under the Fourth Amendment accrues when “the claimant becomes detained pursuant to legal process” — Manuel v. City of Joliet (2017)
- holding that accrual for § 1983 claims is governed by federal law and a Fourth Amendment false arrest claim accrues on the date of arrest — Hernandez-Cuevas v. Taylor (2013)
- holding that actions under § 1983 are subject to the general state statute of limitations for personal injury actions — Mosdos Chofetz Chaim, Inc. v. Village of Wesley Hills (2010)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*386] Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner filed suit under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U. S. C. §1983, seeking damages for an arrest that violated the Fourth Amendment. We decide whether his suit is timely.
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Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384 (2007)Read the full opinion
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