NEIL v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 7642, 300754/07.

95 A.D.3d 608 (2012)

944 N.Y.S.2d 533

2012 NY Slip Op 3767

STEVEN NEIL, Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 15, 2012.


It is undisputed that plaintiff's federal civil rights claims against the "Doe" defendants are time-barred. Although the IAS court did not specifically address the issue, we find that the doctrine of equitable estoppel does not act to bar any of the defendants from raising the statute of limitations as a defense to plaintiff's federal claims. Initially, equitable estoppel does not apply to the "Doe" defendants, as it is the City, not the "Doe" defendants, who are alleged...

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