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Parties Involved:
Curtis L. Gifford
Appellant
Suzanne Johnson
Appellee
Marjorie Rhoades
Appellee

Document Text:

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FILED 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

United St.at.es Court of Appeals 

Tenth Circuit 

JAN 2 41989 

CURTIS L. GIFFORD, ) 

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Plaintiff-Appellant, ) 

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v. ) 

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MARJORIE RHOADES; SUZANNE JOHNSON, ) 

) 

Defendants-Appellees. ) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

No. 87-2162 

(D.C. No. 87-M-193) 

(D. Colo.) 

Before McKAY, MOORE, and BRORBY, Circuit Judges. 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assi st the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.8. The cause is therefore ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

This is an appeal from an order dismissing plaintiffappellant's defamation action. The only issue on app~al is when 

the statute of limitations began to run. The district court 

determined that under state law in effect at the time the 

allegedly defamatory statements were published, the claims were 

barred by the one-year statute of limitations. 

In our view, the district court's analysis of the legal issue 

i s persuasive. Further, we believe that the subsequent amendment 

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to the statute of limitations was intended to ameliorate sometimes 

harsh results produced by a relatively short statute of 

l imitations. There is no indication as appellant would suggest 

that the amendment was intended to clarify pre-existing law. 

Accordingly, the judgment of the United States District Court 

for the District of Colorado is AFFIRMED. 

The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

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