What is the statute of limitations for a claim under Section 1983?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Pulte Homes of N.Y. LLC v. Town of Carmel, 17-3747-cv (2nd Cir. 2018):

The statute of limitations applicable to 1983 claims in New York is three years. Patterson v. County of Oneida, 375 F.3d 206, 225 (2d Cir. 2004). "While state law supplies the statute of limitations for claims under 1983, federal law determines when a federal claim accrues." Connolly v. McCall, 254 F.3d 36, 41 (2d Cir. 2001) (internal quotation omitted). "Under federal law, a cause of action generally accrues when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury that is the basis of the action." M.D. v. Southington Bd. of Educ., 334 F.3d 217, 221 (2d Cir. 2003) (internal quotation marks omitted).

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