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No. 12-1133
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg.
Frederick P. Stamp,
Jr., Senior District Judge. (1:10-cv-00201-FPS)
Submitted:
Decided:
September 7, 2012
PER CURIAM:
The Appellants, Drs. Cyril M. Logar and R. Stephen
Spears,
appeal
the
district
courts
orders
granting
summary
in
Appellants
converting
first
the
argue
Appellees
that
the
motions
to
district
court
dismiss
into
opportunity
to
conduct
discovery.
We
review
Wash. Airports Auth., 149 F.3d 253, 261 (4th Cir. 1998).
Under
have
held
that
the
reasonable
opportunity
Gay v.
Wall,
761
F.2d
175,
177
(4th
Cir.
1985)
(internal
quotation
regarding
the
statute
of
limitations
issue.
We
conclude, therefore, that the district court did not abuse its
discretion
in
converting
the
motions
to
summary
judgment
motions.
The
Appellants
next
argue
that
the
court
erred
in
that
their
claims
were
order
granting
summary
time-barred
under
the
Providence
Square
Assocs., L.L.C. v. G.D.F., Inc., 211 F.3d 846, 850 (4th Cir.
2000).
Fed. R.
is
proper.
Anderson
v.
Liberty
Lobby,
Inc.,
477
U.S.
242,
motion
standard.
under
the
deferential
abuse
of
discretion
Pac. Ins.
Co. v. Am. Natl Fire Ins. Co., 148 F.3d 396, 403 (4th Cir.
1998).
To determine the applicable statute of limitations for
a
1983
claim,
court
must
look
to
the
state
statute
of
See
We review a
Cir.
2006)
responsive
(en
pleading,
banc).
a
Once
plaintiff
has
defendant
only
has
limited
filed
time
to
given
15(a)(2).
when
See Fed. R.
justice
so
requires.
Fed.
R.
Civ.
P.
have
been
futile.
citation omitted).
Id.
(internal
quotation
marks
and
before
omitted).
judgment
was
entered.
Id.
at
427
(citation
to
granting
post-judgment
motion
for
leave
to
amend
Here,
authorities
and
conclude
that
the
district
courts
dispense
with
oral
we
affirm
argument
the
district
because
the
courts
facts
orders.
and
legal