# Shalabi v. City of Fontana

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/shalabi/

Supreme Court of California, 2021. 11 Cal.5th 842, slip op., pp. 1–2, 19–20.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court examined how to count the filing period after a pause based on a person’s age ended.

## Limits

The case involved a federal civil-rights claim. It does not pause all state government-claim requirements.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2021/s256665.html