Katcher v. Wood

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• ruling that § 1983 claim would not accrue for purposes of statute of limitations until the criminal charge was actually dismissed
• noting that tolling rule differs in cases where conviction could be obtained from independent, untainted evidence, as opposed to cases where the evidence derived solely from unlawful arrest
• noting that a Section 1983 claim for false arrest based on the Fourth Amendment is substantially the same for false arrest under New York law
• noting that tolling rule differs in cases where conviction could be obtained from independent, untainted evidence, as opposed to cases where the evidence derived solely from unlawful arrest
• noting that tolling rule differs in cases where conviction could be obtained from independent, untainted evidence, as opposed to cases where the evidence derived solely from unlawful arrest
• explaining a Section 1983 claim accrues “when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury which is the basis of his action”

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