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Dismissal of Party for Improper Joinder Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 Does Not Toll Limitations for Federal Claims, Holds Ninth Circuit

In Holt v. Cnty. of Orange, No. 22-55806 (9th Cir. Jan 26, 2024), the Ninth Circuit joins other circuits in holding that, notwithstanding 28 U.S.C. § 1367(d), dismissal of a party for improper joinder does not toll statute of limitations for the period that the party’s federal-law claims were pending before dismissal. Plaintiff “Holt andContinue reading “Dismissal of Party for Improper Joinder Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 Does Not Toll Limitations for Federal Claims, Holds Ninth Circuit”