Porter v. Reisman

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• held New Jersey Doe pleading statute does not extend statute of limitations period, is simply a procedural rule and therefore is not controlling in federal diversity actions
• “Since the replacement of a ‘John Doe’ defendant with a named party introduces a new litigant… all conditions of Rule 15(c) must be met for the amendment to relate back.”

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