The Appellate Division decision below is the latest in a line of cases interpreting Buran as limiting the relation back doctrine to mistakes regarding the identity or status of a proper party (see Matter of Nemeth, 205 AD3d at 1094-1095, citing, inter alia, Matter of Sullivan v Planning Bd. of the Town of Mamakating, 151 AD3d 1518, 1520 [3d Dept 2017]; Branch v Community Coll. of the County of Sullivan, 148 AD3d 1410, 1411-1412 [3d Dept 2017];… [read post]