Hamilton v. Davis

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 22, 2025
• Docket: 24-4162
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 22 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PAUL CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON, No. 24-4162 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-06620-VC v. MEMORANDUM* RONALD DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin Prison; RALPH DIAZ, Secretary of CDCR; CLARENCE CRYER; ALLISON PACHYNSKI; RON BROOMFIELD; STATE OF CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; SAN QUENTIN REHABILITATION CENTER,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Vince Chhabria, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 15, 2025**

Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Paul Christopher Hamilton appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Eighth Amendment claims. We

have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Cholla Ready Mix,

Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissal on the basis of the

applicable statute of limitations); Omar v. Sea-Land Serv., Inc., 813 F.2d 986, 991

(9th Cir. 1987) (sua sponte dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b)(6)). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Hamilton’s action as time-barred

because Hamilton failed to file this action within the applicable statute of

limitations even with the benefit of statutory tolling. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code

§§ 335.1, 352.1 (setting forth two-year statute of limitations for personal injury and

negligence claims; permitting statutory tolling of up to two years due to

imprisonment); Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir. 2004) (explaining that

§ 1983 claims are governed by the forum state’s statute of limitations for personal

injury claims, including state law regarding tolling); Austin v. Medicis, 230 Cal.

Rptr. 3d 528, 540-42 (Ct. App. 2018) (reasoning that tolling under section 352.1

historically would not have been understood to apply to parolees).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hamilton’s post-

judgment motion because Hamilton failed to establish any basis for relief. See Sch.

Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah County, Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th

2 24-4162 Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and bases for reconsideration under

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)).

Hamilton’s motion (Docket Entry No. 5) for judicial notice is denied as

unnecessary.

AFFIRMED.

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