Named in 14 known lawsuits, $761,750 total settlements.
Pena, Julissa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 817178/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 22, 2022, ended September 5, 2023
$8,000 Settlement
Agosto, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 516468/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, August 25, 2017
Rivera, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02874,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 17, 2016, ended August 9, 2019
$89,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff witnessed a struggle between Defendant Officers and an individual outside of his apartment and started recording on his phone. Defendant Officer Pichardo pointed her gun at him and he went back to his apartment with the door open. Defendant officers grabbed him, took his phone, tightly handcuffed him, and searched his apartment. Plaintiff was taken to Housing PSA 1, then the 60th Precinct and was charged with various crimes including assaulting a police officer, which the DA declined to prosecute.
Agoro, Adesola, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04339,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 18, 2015, ended October 26, 2016
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were stopped and frisked by the defendant officers and then brought to the precinct where they were charged with criminal Trespass in the third degree and other related charges. The case was ACD'd.
Glover, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01636,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs got out of the cab after returning from a restaurant when several officers approached them. One of the officers asked for Plaintiffs' food, which Plaintiff refused. The officers ordered Plaintiffs to get on the ground, and asked them what they were doing. Plaintiff explained that they were getting food. The officers, including Officer Angelo Pizzarro, struck Plaintiff in the back with their knees and flashlights. The officers, including Officer Pizzarro, falsely placed Plaintiff under arrest. At the precinct, the officers, including Officer Pizzarro and Officer Michael Walsh, falsely reported to the DA's Office that they have observed Plaintiffs commit crimes they have not commit...
Brown, Alfred vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01350,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2014, ended May 12, 2014
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, plaintiff brothers were lawfully present in the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, searching for plaintiff Brown’s 15 year-old son, who had not been heard from in several hours. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime, defendants Police Officers searched, seized, arrested and handcuffed them. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct, where the officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiffs commit various crimes, including burglary in the 3rd degree, a felony, and prepar...
Compere, Ralph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00560,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiff was walking down the street and not engaged in any unlawful behavior, when several NYPD Officers, including Defendants Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, and Angelo Pizzarro, stopped Plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion that he had committed any crime. Defendant NYPD Officers seized Plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, used excessive force to transport him to a nearby grocery store where they once again struck Plaintiff about the head and body. Defendants used excessive force to put Plaintiff to the ground, and they placed him under arrest. Plaintiff was eventually taken to a police precinct, where De...
Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00561,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$115,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs were approximately 50 feet from a grocery store when several unidentified police officers stopped and searched them. Plaintiffs were then forced to the ground by POs Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, Angelo Pizzarro, and additional officers whose names were unknown at the time the complaint was filed. One of the officers intentionally wiped his boot on one Plaintiff’s leg. PO Walsh and other officers then placed Plaintiffs under arrest despite the fact that they had no probable cause to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. The other officers who were present did nothing to prevent the unlawful actions com...
Wheeler, Ramel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07421,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended March 5, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, the plaintiff was detained and questioned by police officers when he arrived at his father's building. The plaintiff explained that he was meeting his fathers. The officers unlawfully searched him, punched him, threw him to the ground, tightly handcuffed him and falsely arrested him. No contraband was ever recovered from the plaintiff. He was taken to the 61st precinct where the officers falsely informed employees of the DA's office that they observed plaintiff looting and prepared false paperwork to that effect. The plaintiff was taken to central booking on November 1, 2012 and arraigned on November 3, 2012. Because he was unable to make bail, he was taken to Rikers Island. The plaintiff w...
Diaz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06377,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended May 27, 2014
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiff was lawfully within the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Plaintiff was walking down the street and was not engaged in any unlawful behavior. Several New York City Police Officers, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO stopped plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO seized plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, using excessive force to transport plaintiff to Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Defendant...
Spivey, William, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04653,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 11, 2013, ended June 9, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 20, 2012, Plaintiffs William and Eric Spivey, brothers, were approached by Defendant police officers Doxy and Zeikel while sitting peacefully outside of their Brooklyn residence. One of the Defendant officers picked up a set of keys from the table and pushed them towards William Spivey, who then pushed them away and stated that they did not belong to him. Defendant officers grabbed William Spivey, slammed him to the ground, handcuffed him, dragged him to a police vehicle, imprisoned him therein, and punched him in the face. In retaliation for Eric Spivey’s attempt to record his brother’s abuse with his iPod, a defendant officer smacked the iPod out of his hand and shoved him to the ground. After which, a...
Chaperon, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01344,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 19, 2013, ended June 19, 2014
$145,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 4, 2012, at about 10:00 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Mermaid Avenue and West 19th St. in Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff observed his friend, Christopher Smith, being arrested by several NYPD Officers. As Plaintiff's friend was being put into the police van, Plaintiff walked in front of the van to cross the street. An officer approached and shoved Plaintiff with both hands, When the Plaintiff asked why he was shoved, the officer twisted Plaintiff's arm roughly behind him and arrested him. Several officers, including Defendants, handcuffed Plaintiff and forced him into a police van. Defendant Kashinsky then tightened Plaintiff's handcuffs excessively; and when Plaintiff requested that they be loo...
Torres, Patrick and Chaperone, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 30, 2013, ended March 25, 2014
$130,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiffs were lawfully exiting 2750 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. The defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO, stopped plaintiffs without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants seized plaintiffs and used excessive force to transport plaintiffs to the vicinity of Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. At that location, defendants, including WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO used excessive force against plaintiffs and placed them under arrest, despite the fact that they had no probable ca...
Brown v. Walsh et al
Case # 14CV03247,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Stipulation,
First Amended Complaint