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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Thomas Hemmings, Appellant, v Grace Hemmings Gapihan, Respondent.
    [983 NYS2d 441]
   — In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (King, J), dated July 31, 2012, which granted the defendant’s motion, inter alla, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant’s motion which was pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint. The defendant established, prima facie, that the action was untimely in that it was not commenced within the one-year statute of limitations applicable to actions for defamation (see CPLR 215 [3]; 207; Wilson v Erra, 94 AD3d 756 [2012]). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the statute of limitations was tolled (see Bullfrog, LLC v Nolan, 102 AD3d 719 [2013]; New York State Higher Educ. Servs. Corp., 168 AD2d 752 [1990]).

In light of our determination, we need not address the plaintiffs remaining contentions. Mastro, J.E, Lott, Sgroi and LaSalle, JJ., concur.