GIL v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Motion No. M-3305.

143 A.D.3d 572 (2016)

2016 NY Slip Op 06879

LEANDRO GIL, Plaintiff, and PEDRO REYES et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Respondents.

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

Decided October 20, 2016.


It is undisputed that Reyes and Jean filed a complaint naming only New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks), which it served only on Parks. Movants contend that they should be permitted to amend the summons and complaint to add the City as a defendant because Parks was a misnomer. However, the misnomer exception is inapplicable because the proper party, the City, was not served (see National Refund & Util. Servs., Inc. v Plummer Realty Corp.,

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