Legal Opinion
Dacosta v. City of N.Y.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 8, 2017No. 15–CV–5174PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction...576
II. Facts...576
III. Procedural History...577
IV. Law...578
A. Standard of Review from Objections to Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendations...578
B. Statute of Limitations...579
C. Motion for Leave to Amend a Pleading...583
D. Relation Back...584
1) Federal Rule 15(c)(1)(A)...584
a) New York CPLR 1024...584
b) New York CPLR 203...585
2) Federal Rule 15(c)(1)(C)...590
E. Disclosure Obligations...595
F. Particular Need for Discovery in Police Civil Rights Cases...596
G. Ethical Obligations of Government…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Ash v. City of N.Y.District Court, S.D. New York · 2020
- Bass v. Cayuga CountyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2023
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