Does the statute of limitations begin to run when the facts are discovered?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Virgo v. Sherman, No. 2:15-cv-1518 MCE KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2016):

2. See Hasan v. Galaza, 254 F.3d 1150, 1154 n.3 (9th Cir. 2001) (holding statute of limitations begins to run when a prisoner "knows (or through diligence could discover) the important facts, not when the prisoner recognizes their legal significance").

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