The following excerpt is from Ambrose v. Coffey, NO. CIV. S-08-1664 LKK/GGH (E.D. Cal. 2012):
"While state law determines the period of limitations, federal law determines when a cause of action accrues." Cline v. Brusett, 661 F.2d 108, 110 (9th Cir. 1981) (internal citations omitted). Under federal law, the statute of limitations begins to run when
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