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McCONNELL v. CRITCHLOW

Nos. 80-3165 to 80-3167.

661 F.2d 116 (1981)

Jack D. McCONNELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edward B. CRITCHLOW; the County of Benton, Washington; and the State of Washington, Karl C. Diettrich and Wanda Diettrich, formerly d/b/a Diettrich's Market, Richland, Washington; the City of Richland, Washington; Det. Sgt. R. G. Waldner, Kennewick Police Department; Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick Chaivoe, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Earl R. McGimpsey, Olympia, Wash., argued for defendants-appellees; George A. Critchlow, Spokane, Wash., on brief.

Before SNEED and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, District Judge.

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

McConnell appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights actions against individuals, local government bodies, and the State of Washington. His claims are based on allegations of false arrests which occurred 4 to 15 years prior to filing the complaints. McConnell contends that the statute did not run against the governmental defendants until a remedy was offered by the 1978 United States Supreme Court decision in Monell v. New York City...

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