Named in 12 known lawsuits, $155,650 total settlements.
Dash, Emanuel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV02427,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 17, 2018, ended July 17, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2015, P.O.s Ronald J. Montas, Christian Hoell, Newell Laird, and Willy Johnson arrived at Plaintiff’s house and arrested him without any incident. The officers were investigating a string of 4 robberies committed by a single perpetrator. Perpetrator’s DNA did not match that of the plaintiff and one witness identified someone else during a photo-array. Nonetheless, P.O. Montas forced Plaintiff to draft a confession by threatening him. P.O. Montas said he would blow Plaintiff’s brains out and tell everyone that he had attempted to steal P.O. Johnson’s weapon if he did not write out a confession. Plaintiff then wrote a confession dictated by P.O. Montas. The confession was not recorded or videotaped. ...
Dash, Emanuel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00515,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 2, 2017, ended March 31, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Before the incident date, defendants were investigating a number of commercial robberies in Bedford Stuyvesant, Kings County in April 2015. On the incident date, the plaintiff was arrested, imprisoned, and later gave a false and coerced written confession. Defendant Det. Montas told the plaintiff that he would get shot unless he wrote a confession under Montas' guidance. This confession led to the plaintiff's unlawful arrest. The plaintiff was acquitted of all charges after 17 months in jail.
Cherenfant, Nirva, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00240,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 23, 2014, ended July 2, 2014
$23,898 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant officers entered plaintiffs' residence. The defendants seized, detained, and handcuffed each of the plaintiffs including the infant plaintiff. Defendant officers accused plaintiffs of possessing drug paraphernalia. All charges against plaintiffs were dismissed.
Garrett, Rubin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03965,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 5, 2013, ended March 3, 2014
$6,750 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 17, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully outside premises. At the above time and place, Defendants, members of the NYPD, unlawfully and without reasonable suspicion or probable cause approached Plaintiff and arrested him. Plaintiff was taken to the 75th Precinct, where he was strip-searched, and his body was violated by an officer who inserted his fingers in Plaintiff’s rectum.
Jackson, Shameek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00765,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 12, 2013, ended August 8, 2013
$8,001 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant officers entered the residence of the Plaintiff's grandmother during a birthday party. The residence had been under police surveillance. All of the adults, including the plaintiff were arrested. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawfully dealing in the first degree. When at Rikers, plaintiff was strip searched. The charges brought against him were later dismissed.
Colon et al. v. City of New York et al.
Case # 11CV00173,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were arrested at a street corner by defendant officers. Said officers then recovered a firearm from a nearby motor vehicle's rear wheel well. Plaintiffs were said by the officers to have confessed to owning the weapon. Plaintiffs were transported to 75th Precinct. Each plaintiff was strip searched. Both were charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. Both plaintiffs were ultimately acquitted of all charges.
Dupree et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV04392,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiffs while they were sitting in their father's car, unlawfully arrested them, took them to the 75th Pct, and charged them with PL 220.03, Criminal Possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, which were subsequently ACD'd against both plaintiffs. Five days later, defendant officers entered Plaintiff's apartment, threw him to the ground, searched him and the apartment, and took him to the 75th PCT. Plaintiff was charged with 265.03, which was eventually dismissed.
Castillo et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV05471,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$68,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Smith et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV04461,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Stipulation
Glenn v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08552,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Simon v. Brooklyn North Narcotics Division et al
Case # 13CV06545,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Order
Green v. The City of New York et al
Case # 09CV01825,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$3,501 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Stipulation
