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# FI LED FEB 28 2 011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS09- 17015 2 c o u rt’s d is m is s a l u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 A , R es ni ck v. H ayes , 213 F . 3d 443, 447 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) , a n dits g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t, EE O Cv . L uc e, Forw ard, H am i l ton & Sc r i

pps , 3 4 5 F. 3 d7 4 2 , 7 4 6 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 3 ) . W e a f f i rm. T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d P i e r c e ’ s c l a i m s a ga i ns tW oodf or d a nd H am l etpu rs uantt o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 91 5A because P i er ce fa i l ed t o al l ege thatthey “p a rtic ip a te din o rd ir e c te dth e v io la tio n s , o rk n e w o f th e v io la tio n s a n df

a ile dto ac tt o p re ventthem . ” T a ylo r v. L ist , 88 0 F . 2d 10 40 , 10 45 (9th C i r. 19 89 ). T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d P i e r c e ’ s c l a i m s a ga i ns tG a l ga no b e c au s e P ie r c e d idn o t a lle g e th a t a s ap a r o le o f f ic e r , G a lg a n o h a dale g a l d u tyto o b ta in m e d ic a l tr e a tm e n t f o ra n in m a te . Se e J

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lim ita tio n s h a de x p ir e d . Se e M a ldo n a do v . H

a rr is , 370 F . 3d 9 4 5 , 9 5 4 - 5 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) ( tw o - y e a rs ta tu te o f lim ita tio n s ap p lie s to § 1 9 8 3 s u its i n C al i forni a) . M oreover, equi t abl e t ol l i ng di d n otappl y bec ause G re w el and L uca d idn o t r e c e iv e tim e lyn o tic e . Se e D av i ton v . C olum bi a/ HC A H e al thc ar e C or

p. , 2 4 1 F .3 d1 1 3 1 , 1 1 3 7 - 3 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) ( e n b an c ) ( lis tin g e le m e n ts o f e q u itab le t ol l i ng ).09- 17015 3 Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rtd i dn o tab u s e i t s d i s c r e t i o n i n d i s mi s s i n g Pi e r c e ’ s c l a i ms a ga i ns tR obe rt s on a nd S i nnaf orf a i l ur e t o s e rve w i thi n 120 da y s unde rF e d. R . C i v. P . 4 ( m ) b e c au s e P ie r c e f a ile dto p r o v id e th e n e c e s s a ryin f o rm a tio n to h e lp e f f e c tu a te s e rv ic e . See P u et t v. B la n d f o rd , 912 F . 2d 270, 273- 75 ( 9th C i r . 1990) (s ett i ng forth st andard of revi ew ). W e d e c lin e to a d d r e s s is s u e s r a is e df o rth e f ir s t tim e o n ap p e a l. See Sm i th v. M a rsh , 1 9 4 F .3 d1 0 4 5 , 1 0 5 2 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) . W e d en y P i erce’s requ est s fo r d o cu m en t s. AF F I RME D.