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CHANDLER v. PRESIDING JUDGE, CALLAWAY COUNTY

No. 87-1260.

838 F.2d 977 (1988)

Ronald CHANDLER, Appellant, v. PRESIDING JUDGE, CALLAWAY COUNTY; Circuit Clerk; Unknown Grand Jury; Unknown Board of Visitors; Ted Salmons; Mike Wagers; John Williams; Unknown Commissioner of Public Buildings; Unknown Chief of Fire Dept.; Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Cundiff, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellant.

Diane Garber, Fulton, Mo., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Chandler, a former Missouri prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as barred by the Missouri statute of limitations. Because we believe the district court misapplied the Missouri rule of tolling, we must reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Chandler in 1986 brought this action against a number of Missouri public officials and employees, claiming constitutional violations arising...

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