Does equitable tolling apply to a plaintiff's claim that she was stopped by a police officer for failing to stop for traffic lights?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lynch v. Chao, B296755 (Cal. App. 2020):
None of the authorities plaintiff cites supports the proposition that equitable tolling applies to a factual situation even remotely similar to hers. (See, e.g., Morales v. City of Los Angeles (2000) 214 F.3d 1151, 1155 [42 U.S.C. 1983 actions alleging police misconduct in previous lawsuits were not time-
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