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.
The statute of limitations time clock begins on May 1, 2008 because both the wrongdoing and harm started on that date. California has a 4 year SOL on a breach of written contract cause of action. Accordingly, unless an exception applies, the SOL deadline occurs on May 1, 2012 (5/1/2008 to 5/1/2012 = 4 years).