Limitations (deadlines to sue)

The governing law

28 U.S.C. ch. 111

• 28 U.S.C. § 1651 §1651. Writs cited by 2669 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1658 §1658. Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress cited by 619 cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 1652 §1652. State laws as rules of decision The laws of the several states, except where the Constitution or treaties of the United States or Acts of Congress otherwise require or provi cited by 441 cases

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code — Chapter 16

• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.001. EFFECT OF DISABILITY.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.002 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.002. ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.003. TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.005 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.005. ACTION FOR CLOSING STREET OR ROAD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.006 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.006. CARRIERS OF PROPERTY.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.007 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.007. RETURN OF EXECUTION. A person must bring suit against a sheriff or other officer or the surety of the sheriff or officer for failur
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.008 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.008. ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FURNISHING DESIGN, PLANNING, OR INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF I
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.009 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.009. PERSONS FURNISHING CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF IMPROVEMENTS.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.010 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.010. MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.011 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.011. SURVEYORS.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.012 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.012. PRODUCTS LIABILITY.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.013 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.013. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND APPRAISAL FIRMS.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.021 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.022 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.022. EFFECT OF DISABILITY.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.023 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.023. TACKING OF SUCCESSIVE INTERESTS. To satisfy a limitations period, peaceable and adverse possession does not need to continue in the
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.024 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.024. ADVERSE POSSESSION: THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A person must bring suit to recover real property held by another in peaceable a
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.025 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.025. ADVERSE POSSESSION: FIVE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.026 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.026. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 10-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.027 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.027. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD NOTWITHSTANDING DISABILITY. A person, regardless of whether the person is or has bee
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.028 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.028. ADVERSE POSSESSION WITH RECORDED INSTRUMENT: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.029 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.029. EVIDENCE OF TITLE TO LAND BY LIMITATIONS.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.030 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.030. TITLE THROUGH ADVERSE POSSESSION.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.0031 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.0031. ASBESTOS-RELATED OR SILICA-RELATED INJURIES.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.031 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.031. ENCLOSED LAND.
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.032 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.032. ADJACENT LAND. Possession of land that belongs to another by a person owning or claiming 5,000 or more fenced acres that adjoin the
• Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.033 Tex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 16.033. TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN INSTRUMENT.

Representative cases

1. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 523 U.S. 83 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 2883 cases
2. Johnson v. Jones, 515 U.S. 304 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 959 cases
3. Lampf v. Gilbertson, 501 U.S. 350 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1652; cited by 732 cases
4. Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside, 578 F.3d 203 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1658; cited by 627 cases
5. Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Ass'n v. Federal Power Commission, 259 F.2d 921 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 619 cases
6. Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc., 518 U.S. 415 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1652; cited by 609 cases
7. Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 542 U.S. 55 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 503 cases
8. Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 415 cases
9. Telecommunications Research & Action Center v. Federal Communications Commission, 750 F.2d 70 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 390 cases
10. Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 construes 28 U.S.C. § 1651; cited by 360 cases

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