Named in 3 known lawsuits, $78,000 total settlements.
Young, Bret Q. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV05738,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 24, 2019, ended July 14, 2021
$62,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 14, 2018, NYPD Officer Matthew Capobianco threw Plaintiff down a flight of stairs. Then, without justification, Officers Capobianco, Alisa Bajraktarevic, Jonathan Gonzalez, Edin Bacovic, John Zaccaro, and Richard Montanez severely beat plaintiff. Afterwards, Officer Joseph Ottaviano arrested plaintiff and filed a criminal complaint falsely charging him with assault. Both Officers Ottaviano and Capobianco were aware that the charges were false.
Stroud, Luqman, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02636,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 12, 2015, ended June 12, 2015
$8,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiffs while they were retrieving their keys from a car, asked what they were doing, threatened to shoot them, and issued them summonses for Dis Con. DA declined to prosecute Plaintiff 1's charge and Plaintiff 2's charge was ACD'd
Frye, Isaka vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 015507/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 6, 2014, ended June 7, 2016
$7,500 Settlement
