Case Name: Francine E. BAILEY; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Don KELLY, Defendant-Appellee and Southwest Montana Drug Task Force, an Agency of the State of Montana; et al., Defendants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-14
Citations: 356 F. App'x 926
Docket Number: No. 08-35677
Parties: Francine E. BAILEY; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Don KELLY, Defendant-Appellee and Southwest Montana Drug Task Force, an Agency of the State of Montana; et al., Defendants.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 356
Pages: 926–927

Head Matter:
Francine E. BAILEY; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Don KELLY, Defendant-Appellee and Southwest Montana Drug Task Force, an Agency of the State of Montana; et al., Defendants.
No. 08-35677.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 17, 2009.
Filed Dec. 14, 2009.
Robert Lee Kelleher, Sr., Esquire, Kelleher Law Office, Butte, MT, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Brendon J. Rohan, Esquire, Poore Roth & Robinson, Butte, MT, for Butte Silver Bow Unified Government.
John C. Meleher, Assistant Attorney General, Montana Department of Justice, Helena, MT, for Don Kelly, Jane Doe.
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Francine E. Bailey and others appeal from the district court's order dismissing as time-barred their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Montana Department of Corrections employee Don Kelly. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal based on the statute of limitations, Papa v. United States, 281 F.3d 1004, 1008-09 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
The district court properly determined that, because appellants voluntarily discontinued their state court case, they were not allowed an additional year to file a complaint on the same subject matter. See Mont.Code Ann. § 27-2-204 (2007) (extending statute of limitations period for timely state court claims "terminated in any other manner than by voluntary discontinuance.").
Appellants remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.