Harr v. Biernbaum

—Order and judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint on the merits because the action was not properly commenced pursuant to CPLR 304 and the Statute of Limitations had expired (see, Dawson v Bastine, 231 AD2d 548; Shivers v International Serv. Sys., 220 AD2d 357). The maximum 10-year tolling period set forth in CPLR 208 is measured from the date of accrual of plaintiffs cause of action, not from the date of plaintiffs release from the Rochester Psychiatric Center (see, Rivera v Brookdale Hosp. Med. Ctr., 205 AD2d 677). Although…