BYRD v. Phoenix Police Department, Defendant. (2019)

MEMORANDUM **

Charles Edward Byrd, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging a Fourth Amendment violation and use of excessive force. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Erlin v. United States, 364 F.3d 1127, 1130 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissal on the basis of the statute of limitations); Edwards v. Marin Park, Inc., 356 F.3d 1058, 1061 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Byrd's action because it is barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations. See TwoRivers v. Lewis, 174 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir. 1999) (statute of limitations for § 1983 claims in Arizona is two years); see also Mills v. City of Covina, 921 F.3d 1161, 1166 (9th Cir. 2019) (plaintiff had “complete and present causes of action” at the time of search and arrest, and claims accrued at that time); Doe v. Roe, 191 Ariz. 313, 955 P.2d 951, 964 (1998) (unsound mind equitable tolling may not be established by “conclusory averments such as assertions that one was unable to manage daily affairs or understand legal rights and liabilities” but rather requires plaintiff to set forth “specific facts”).

Byrd's motion for appointment of counsel is denied.

AFFIRMED.