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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 102 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from McNair v. Allen.

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1 McNair v. Allen Anchor
ca11 · 2008
green “all constitutional claims brought under 1983 are tort actions, subject to the statute of limitations governing personal injury actions in the state where the 1983 action has been brought.” 42
2 Brown v. Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles
ca11 · 2003
green “the facts which would support a cause of action are apparent or should be apparent to a person with a reasonably prudent regard for his rights.” 24
3 Robert Lovett v. Walter S. Ray, Chairman, Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
ca11 · 2003
green “federal law determines when the statute of limitations begins to run.” 16
4 Brown v. Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles
ca11 · 2003
green “from the date 'the facts which would support a cause of action are apparent or should be apparent to a person with a reasonably prudent regard for his rights.” 8
5 Arsenio Leal v. Georgia Department of Corr.
ca11 · 2001
green “why the statute of limitations might be tolled in his case.” 7
6 Brown v. Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles
ca11 · 2003
green “from the date the facts which would support a cause of action are apparent or should be apparent to a person with a reasonably prudent regard for his rights.” 5

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