Gov. Cuomo announced during a press conference on Friday that
New York State would be extending the CVA one-year "look back
window" until January 14, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(The announcement can be found here.) Then, late Friday night, he issued
Executive Order 202.29, which "temporarily" extended the
window for an additional five months (i.e., until January
14, 2021)1. This is the only Statute of Limitations that
has been extended outright, as opposed to being tolled, as all
Statutes of Limitations have been, by virtue of his Executive
Orders 202.8 et. seq. The Governor explained he is doing so because
Courts have been closed due to the coronavirus.
Separately, on Thursday night, the Governor also issued
Executive Order 202.28 which (among other things) further extends,
by 30 days, the time to answer or respond to any pending complaint.
This means that, although the Courts have permitted electronic
filing of motion papers since May 4th, the due dates
