Bumpus v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Dillon, J.
A plaintiff’s attorney commencing an action against an unknown “Jane Doe” defendant is sometimes between a statutory rock and a hard place in effecting service of process upon the unidentified defendant within the 120-day deadline of CPLR 306-b. This case presents us with one such scenario, where a “Jane Doe” defendant was served with process almost eight *28months after the filing of the plaintiffs summons and complaint, but “immediately” after the defendant’s true identity became known.
I. Relevant Facts
The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendants New…
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