Legal Opinion
Rodney Taylor v. Thomas Mayone, Sheriff of Ulster County, Deputy John Doe and Sergeant John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 27, 1980No. 699, Docket 79-2078PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether a federal civil rights suit against a sheriff may be dismissed pursuant to New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) § 215(1), which provides that certain actions against a sheriff must be commenced within one year. Rodney Taylor brought this action pro se in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 29, 1978 alleging that on January 16, 1977, two deputy sheriffs, under color of state law, deprived him of his civil rights. He sought redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
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