Does the running of the statute of limitations need to be tolled?

There may be instances in which it is appropriate to toll the running of the statute of limitations. See, e.g., Conley v. International Broth. of Elec. Workers, Local 639, 810 F.2d 913, 915 (9th Cir. 1987) ("equitable tolling is most appropriate when the plaintiff is required to avail himself of an alternate course of action as a precondition to filing suit"). And the second amended complaint refers to tolling "based upon such factors as late discovery, a defendant's absence from the state, the defendant's fraudulent concealment of the cause of action, or the

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