Bettis v. Kelly

*579Given plaintiffs admission that he was aware of defendants’ alleged fraud in January 2002, this action, commenced in 2007, alleging claims that defendants violated his rights to equal protection and due process and that defendants violated section 75 of the Civil Service Law and section 14-115 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, was properly dismissed as barred by the statute of limitations (see CPLR 213 [8]). The action is also barred under the doctrine of res judicata because the instant action and the one plaintiff brought in federal court (see Bettis v Kelly, 2004 WL…