Thomas Lang. Thomas Lang was standing at the door of his dressing room, waiting to take his spot at the last Modern Drummer Festival Weekend. The thirty-four-year-old, Austrian-born drummer, now a resident of England, was an unknown quantity to this discriminating crowd. By rights, he ought to have been quaking in his shoes.
California has comprehensiveâand complicatedârules regarding statutes of limitations for criminal cases. The statute of limitations specifies the time period within which a case must be commenced by the state.
Every state has a statute of limitations, or time period in which you can file a civil lawsuit against another party, such as a doctor, nurse, or hospital. The California medical malpractice statute of limitations is one to three years (depending upon when the injury was discovered).