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Cain, and John Does #1-5 conducted a search and investigated in response to the robbery. Throughout the search, Defendants found a quantity of Marijuana in the third-floor apartment. Plaintiff was the owner of the property, but the Marijuana was discovered in an apartment that had recently been rented and occupied by an unrelated tenant. Despite Plaintiff's limited access to the apartment, defendants, including but not limited to Detectives Santana, Tasevoli, and Mastorardi, made flagrantly racist and discriminatory remarks to Plaintiff in their line of questioning. Said Defendants then attempted to coerce Plaintiff into signing a search warrant. One Defendant Officer then tried to physically intimate and coerce Plaintiff into signing the warrant, and upon Plaintiff's second refusal, the ranking defendant officer instructed Defendant PO Pliwiak to handcuff and arrest Plaintiff. Plaintiff was held for 55 hours at the Precinct and, as a result of his charges, lost his job and his FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) permit.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.460145/gov.uscourts.nyed.460145.25.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59674441/chowdhury-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"C., K. By Mng Daniel, Diedre vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-14","disposition_date":"2017-07-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"14CV00259","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Elliott, Richard","summary":"Plaintiff, 15-year-old Keston Charles, was chased and apprehended by defendants, Officer Rivera and Officer Franco. As the defendants were completing their control of a housing unit, they were alerted by three witnesses of a teenager who was possibly carrying a real gun. That teenager would later be identified as the plaintiff, Keston Charles. Officer Rivera pursued the fleeing felon followed by Officer Franco. Officer Rivera fired three volleys for a total of sixteen shots before the defendant surrendered, hands over his head, in front of his place of residence.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.422259/gov.uscourts.nysd.422259.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4925263-Daniel-et-al-v-Doe-1-10-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5586846/daniel-v-doe-1-10/"},{"name":"Howell v. New York City et al.","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Defendant officers  approached plaintiff, physically assaulted him injuring his wrist and transported him to the police service area 1. Charges and outcome of case unknown.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919374-Howell-v-New-York-City-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919373-Howell-v-New-York-City-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV05485","officer_name":"Richard C. Elliott"},{"name":"Applewhite v. City of New York et al.","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":17000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Defendant officers approached plaintiff and his children in the store, searched plaintiff, handcuffed him and transported him to the nearby precinct. The DA attorney declined to prosecute the plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919191-Applewhite-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919192-Applewhite-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV00802","officer_name":"Richard C. 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