Stephen A. Higginson, Circuit Judge:
Congress did not provide a statute of limitations for claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Supreme Court held in Owens v. Okure that a forum state's general or residual statute of limitations for personal injury claims applies to Section 1983 claims.
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