Does a state's claim presentment requirements apply to federal civil rights actions?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lindsay v. Fryson, No. 2:10-cv-02842 LKK KJN PS (E.D. Cal. 2011):
10. A state's claim presentment requirements do not apply to federal civil rights actions. Ford v. Long Beach Unified Sch. Dist., 461 F.3d 1087, 1089-90 (9th Cir. 2006).
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