What is equitable estoppel for a plaintiff to plead the statute of limitations?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Rangel v. Fresno Police Dep't, F058830, No. 09CECG00646 (Cal. App. 2011):

We begin with the statute of limitations. The doctrine of equitable estoppel to plead the statute of limitations as a defense may be properly invoked in circumstances where the defendant's conduct induces the plaintiff to forbear from filing a timely claim. (Battuello v. Battuello (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 842, 847-848.) The doctrine derives from the equitable principle that "'no man will be permitted to profit from his own wrongdoing in a court of justice.'" (Ibid.)

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