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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hawkins v. Greenfield, 797 F. Supp. 30 (1992)

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Hawkins v. Greenfield, 797 F. Supp. 30 (1992)
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Hawkins v. Greenfield, 797 F. Supp. 30 (1992)
Effective Date
1992-08-18

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Defendants raise three statute of limitations defenses. First, defendants argue that the statute of limitations bars plaintiffs cause of aetion for fraud and undue influence. Under District of Columbia law, an action for fraud must be brought within three years of “the time the right to maintain the action accrues.” D.C.Code § 12-301(8). The statute of limitations for an action for fraud begins to run when the fraud is or should have been discovered through plaintiff's due diligence. Kropinski v. World Plan Executive Council—US,