The following excerpt is from Adesanya v. West America Bank, 19 F.3d 25 (9th Cir. 1994):
We have previously held that "California's one-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions governs claims brought pursuant to [section 1981]." Taylor v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 993 F.2d 710, 711 (9th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 890 (1994). Thus, Adesanya's second cause of action is time-barred unless saved by the relation-back provisions of Rule 15.
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