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A federal court sitting in diversity in Alabama must decide whether to apply a state statute of limitations or a conflicting federal common-law limitations period. Under the Erie doctrine, which law governs?

The federal common-law period, because the court is a federal court The state statute of limitations, because it is substantive under Erie and Guaranty Trust Whichever period is longer The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure displace the state period entirely

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The state statute of limitations, because it is substantive under Erie and Guaranty Trust

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