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Plaintiff was then brought to the 81st Precinct, strip-searched, interrogated about drugs, and then charged with solely resisting arrest, which was ACD'd at arraignments.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922342-West-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.371684.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324492/west-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Devore, Derron, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-13","disposition_date":"2015-11-17","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00021","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lacoste, Rashan","summary":"Plaintiff was witnessing the arrests of multiple people in her apartment building when she started recording it.  Plaintiff was then forcefully handcuffed and arrested.  Plaintiff 2 saw officers assaulting Plaintiff 1 and when he complained he was choked and arrested as well. Plaintiffs were both charged with false charges that were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920383-Devore-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920382-Devore-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4669944/devore-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jones, George vs Det. Tiernan, Vincent, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-09","disposition_date":"2014-11-25","payout_amount":32500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV04169","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lacoste, Rashan","summary":"On September 3, 2011, Plaintiff was parked in his car in his driveway when approached by plainclothes NYPD officers.  After producing his valid license and registration, officers questioned Plaintiff about a shooting.  During this questioning, an officer entered the backseat of Plaintiff’s vehicle and placed Plaintiff in an illegal chokehold.  Another officer began to violently strike Plaintiff.  Officers violently removed Plaintiff from his car, tightly handcuffed him, and at the 67th Precinct strip searched him in front of other prisoners. Officers took Plaintiff to another office where he was forced to take a Breathalyzer test, which was negative.  Plaintiff was returned to the 67th Precinct, where officers falsely swore they had observed Plaintiff commit crimes.  Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance after being arraigned.  After being forced to retain private counsel and appear numerous times in court, charges were resolved in his favor at a later date.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.358426/gov.uscourts.nyed.358426.7.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920193-Jones-v-The-City-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323502/jones-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Paige-Bey, Zaire vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"13CV07300","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lacoste, Rashan","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922385-Paige-Bey-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323083/paige-bey-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Lacoste, Rashan","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2014-03-13","disposition_date":"2014-05-09","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"13CV07403","name":"Palmer, Elishaba Mng of P.,s. vs Detective Echevarria, Gabriel, et al.","payout_amount":17500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922387-Palmer-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4669943/palmer-v-echevarria/"},{"officer_name":"Lacoste, Rashan","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-09-21","disposition_date":"2014-02-11","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04773","name":"Askew, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"summary":"Unknown officers emerged from an unmarked van and illegally searched and detained Plaintiff for no reason. 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