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NYPD officers surrounded the protesters on all sides and played a recording stating that protesters must disperse. NYPD Officer Jorge Garcia pushed Ms. York, who verbally expressed to Garcia that she couldn't move because she was trapped. Garcia ignored this information and continued pushing Ms. York on her shoulders and chest. At some point, an NYPD supervisor gave a command to arrest the protesters. Garcia and Officer John Doe 1 grabbed Ms. York and threw her onto the street, which caused her to fall and lose her cane. Ms. York was then handcuffed with zip-tie plastic handcuffs by Garcia while she was lying facedown on the ground. She was then picked up off the ground by officers who couldn't see, and then slammed into the side of the car by Officers John Does 2 and 3. \n\nJohn Doe 2 then searched Ms. York, grazing her genitals through her underwear with his hand multiple times. Ms. York cried and spoke up to state she was a transgender woman being inappropriately searched by male officers, but John Doe 2 ignored her, ridiculed her, and continued the search. John Doe 3 did not  intervene. John Does 2 and 3 placed Ms. York in an NYPD van and tightened her cuffs in an extraordinarily tight manner. Ms. York immediately experienced excruciating pain from the handcuffs and lost feeling in her hands. Ms. York repeatedly complained the cuffs were too tight, and the Doe Defendants ignored the complaints. At the precinct, officers repeatedly misgendered Ms. York by using he/him pronouns to describe her and bringing another man to her cell, despite her making explicitly clear that she is a woman. She was also severely dehydrated and only received a single small cup of water despite repeated requests.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.487626/gov.uscourts.nyed.487626.1.0_1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65599976/york-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lewis, Adolph, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-04-21","disposition_date":"2021-11-08","payout_amount":33000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV01592","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On March 29, 2017, police officers stopped plaintiff Adolph Lewis with guns drawn and told them they had a warrant to search his apartment. They then arrested him. Plaintiffs Latrell Lewis, Meleshia Lewis, and Melissa Lewis were arrested in the apartment by officers with guns drawn, and officers pointed a gun at Meleshia's toddler. Plaintiffs were then detained at the 67th precinct for hours and falsely charged with unlawful possession of ammunition or marijuana, even though neither had been recovered in the apartment search. Defendant Villacis falsely stated in a summons that plaintiffs posssessed ammunition and marijuana. During Adolph Lewis's arrest, the police seized his car, even though their search warrant did not include his car. The summonses against all plaintiffs were dismissed June 7, 2017 on grounds consistent with their innocence.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.446790/gov.uscourts.nyed.446790.20.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17021226/lewis-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Young, Kareem vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-07-19","disposition_date":"2020-11-06","payout_amount":9000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV04040","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On July 19, 2018, at approximately 5:45 am, approximately 20 NYPD officers, without probable cause, entered the home of Plaintiff Young, ransacked it, and arrested him. Individual Defendants supplied false testimony and fabricated evidence of crack cocaine in the Plaintiff's home. Plaintiff charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, but the charges were eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.435774/gov.uscourts.nyed.435774.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15913120/young-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mcallister, Jaire, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-05-14","disposition_date":"2020-06-02","payout_amount":225000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV02672","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On September 5, 2016, around 7:20pm the plaintiffs, Jaire McAllister, Leishau McAllister, Monai McAllister, Jemil Defreitas, Andrew Gordon, Nathaniel Washington, and Katia Lucien were near 505 Utica Avenue in Brooklyn when a group of police officers approached them and began assaulting them. The plaintiffs were handcuffed, thrown into police vans, and transported to the 67th Precinct. At no point were plaintiffs engaged in any unlawful behavior or any behavior that would justify a use of force. The officers at the precinct falsely stated in the arrest paperwork that the plaintiffs engaged in various unlawful behaviors. All charges against the plaintiffs were ultimately dismissed or adjourned in contemplation of dismissal. The complaint alleges that the City of New York should have been on notice about the particular officers involved in this incident. The plaintiffs allege the City should be found liable because these officers had a reputation for misconduct and the City failed to take meaningful action to prevent further abuses.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.416851/gov.uscourts.nyed.416851.61.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7602417/mcallister-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Williams, Austin vs P.O. Berk, James, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-24","disposition_date":"2017-03-21","payout_amount":9000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV00949","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"Plaintiff was at a friend's apartment when several Defendant Officers entered and took several individuals into custody, including Plaintiff.  Plaintiff was brought to the 67th Precinct and then released after 54 hours in custody without any charges being filed against him.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.381886.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923236-Williams-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325283/williams-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Roberts, Anthony, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-23","disposition_date":"2015-09-11","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00782","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"Defendant Officers searched and arrested Plaintiffs, including slamming one to the ground, who were lawful pedestrians. Plaintiffs were taken o the 73rd precinct, transported to central booking, and then released without any charges against them.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920464-Roberts-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140457/roberts-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Love, Garrette vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-05","disposition_date":"2015-12-11","payout_amount":18000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06939","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On August 3, 2012, Plaintiff was driving back home from a medical appointment.  Without cause or justification, NYPD Officers including Deputy Inspector Joseph Gulotta, Lieutenant John Hopkins, Lieutenant Martha Rizzo, Police Officer Joel Rosenthal, and other Police Officers approached and demanded license and registration.  As Plaintiff was complying, and for no reason, they pulled him out of the car, twisted his arm, and placed him in exceedingly tight handcuffs.  They took him to the Precinct.  Later, they acknowledged they had wrongfully arrested him, and tried to downplay it as a misunderstanding.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.363532/gov.uscourts.nyed.363532.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921859-Love-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140193/love-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Scarboro, Elijah vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-18","disposition_date":"2019-07-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"3022322/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M."},{"name":"Sims, Tyasia, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"016220/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M."},{"name":"Harris, Wilbert Iii vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-18","disposition_date":"2019-07-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"016224/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M."},{"name":"Harris, Wilbert Jr. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-18","disposition_date":"2019-07-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"016221/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M."},{"name":"Scarboro, Karrie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-18","disposition_date":"2019-07-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"3022319/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M."},{"name":"Arnon, Lyndon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-02","disposition_date":"2014-12-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV02700","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On or about January 30, 2013, police officers entered and raided a building where the multiple Plaintiffs either resided, or, in the case of one Plaintiff, was lawfully present as a visitor. During the raid, the officers, inter alia, pointed guns at Plaintiffs, performed illegal detentions and searches, failed to provide Miranda rights, used excessive force, failed to allow Plaintiffs to put on proper clothes before they were taken outside, and unlawfully arrested several of the Plaintiffs. Once all residents had been removed from the premises, officers, without consent or a warrant, conducted a full search of the premises that went on for several hours. Later, after returning to the premises, the Plaintiffs found that the premises was severely damaged and that their personal property was missing and/or broken. At the time the complaint was filed, one of the Plaintiffs had not received his confiscated wallet and keys back.  \n\nIn connection with the raid, several of the Plaintiffs were transported to the precinct, where they were held for hours, and then to central booking. All of the Plaintiffs who were brought to the precinct and central booking, except two, were released without being arraigned or charged. The two other Plaintiffs were charged and arraigned; their charges were still pending at the time the complaint was filed and they had pled not guilty to all charges. POs Paul Brown, Jared Fox, Joseph Gullota, Ernest Kenner, Evan Nielson, Patrick Quinlan, Beatrice Shafidiyia, George Tavares, Frederick Vanpelt, Philip Williams, and Does 11-14 (the names Does being fictitious, as the true names were unknown at the time the complaint was filed) unlawfully and personally participated in and/or permitted the unlawful conduct described in the complaint.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.355735.48.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922176-Brown-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323336/brown-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Pruitt, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-31","disposition_date":"2014-12-22","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV00412","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On June 14, 2012 at approximately 1:00 a.m., the Plaintiff arrived at 451 Bristol Street in Brooklyn, New York and rang the doorbell. While he was waiting, four police officers surrounded him and then assaulted and battered him. The officers falsely arrested him and the Plaintiff did not resist or attempt to flee.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.422540/gov.uscourts.nysd.422540.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4562857/pruitt-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Andrews, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-28","disposition_date":"2015-11-02","payout_amount":7501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01721","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On February 17, 2013, Mr. Andrews was driving his car and was pulled over by two police officers on his way to do laundry. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause that Mr. Andrews had committed a crime to justify the stop, the police officers had Mr. Andrews sit in his car for approximately thirty minutes after collecting his license and registration. During this time, one officer kept his hand on his gun and told the plaintiff he was under arrest for having a suspended license. Once out of the vehicle, Mr. Andrews was slammed face first on to the hood of the police car. Plaintiff was violently handcuffed and struck in the back of his head, neck and back several times. During the course of this incident, Mr. Andrews was thrown to the ground, kicked and punched by the officers. Plaintiff was then taken to the 73rd Precinct where he was further physically abused and detained. Once at Central Booking, Mr. Andrews was transported to five different cells. On February 19, 2013, Mr. Andrews was told he was free to go and was released. Plaintiff was then charged with crimes that he did not commit.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.353861/gov.uscourts.nyed.353861.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5695519/andrews-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bell, Michelle, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-18","disposition_date":"2014-10-23","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06790","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On March 1, 2013 NYPD Officers unlawfully broke down the door to Plaintiffs' apartment and falsely accused Plaintiffs of possessing an unlicensed firearm. Plaintiff Michelle Bell was handcuffed in the apartment for approximately 3 hours. Plaintiff Joshua Bell-Simon was thrown to the ground where officers pointed rifles at him and one pinned him to the ground with foot. He was arrested at the apartment and transported to the 73rd precinct. After approximately 24 hours in custody, he was released with no charges filed against him. Plaintiff Larvelle Bell was escorted at gun-point to a room where he was kicked to the ground. Larvelle witnessed officers destroying property in the apartment before he was unlawfully arrested and transported to the 73rd precinct. After approximately 24 hours in custody, he was released with no charges filed against him. Plaintiff Ivanta Bell-Simon was handcuffed in the apartment for approximately 2 hours, taken to the 73rd precinct, and detained in a cell for approximately 13 hours. No unlicensed firearm was discovered at the apartment.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.349826/gov.uscourts.nyed.349826.6.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138611/bell-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Millington, Wayne, et al. Obo J.,m. and J.,m. (2) vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-02-04","disposition_date":"2013-07-02","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV00324","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","summary":"On September 14, 2011, plaintiff Vanessa Johnson and her children's apartment was unlawfully searched by defendant NYPD officers without a valid warrant. The NYPD officers were looking for a previous resident of the apartment, plaintiff Wayne Millington, who plaintiff Vanessa Johnson did not know. While searching her apartment, defendant officers unlawfully handcuffed Ms. Johnson's two children. Plaintiff tried calling 911 to complain that her children were being handcuffed, but an officer seized her phone and told the operator that police were already at the scene. The officers conducted an unlawful search of plaintiff's phone and took photos of the contents of her phone. No contraband was found in the apartment, and the police ultimately uncuffed plaintiff's children and left without making any arrests. \n\nOn September 20, 2011, plaintiff Wayne Millington contacted the NYPD and inquired whether the NYPD was seeking to arrest him, which he was told that he was not wanted by the NYPD. However, on September 27, 2011, plaintiff Millington was arrested without probable cause. Plaintiff was told that he was wanted for questioning, but after 12 hours, plaintiff was released from the precinct without charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.338311/gov.uscourts.nyed.338311.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14341948/millington-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-05","disposition_date":"2013-08-20","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04970","name":"Knowles, Lance vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":12500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957863/knowles-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Gulotta, Joseph M.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-07-12","disposition_date":"2018-05-10","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"013453/2012","name":"Butler, Andrea, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":15000},{"name":"Newsome et al v. 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