Shartisia C. Steward

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $31,000 total settlements.

Harris, Kendra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01214, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 19, 2016, ended November 15, 2019
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 28, 2013, plaintiff Kendra Harris was in the backseat of a car driving in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and another man and woman when defendants Officer Shartisia Steward, Detective Vaness Carpenter, Lieutenant James Gebbia, and other unnamed defendants claimed to smell marijuana and pulled the car over. Defendants searched plaintiff, demanded the location of any drugs, and threatened to arrest her and have her child taken away by the Administration of Child Services if she did not point out where any drugs and contraband were in the vehicle. Defendants then arrested all of the car's occupants, including plaintiff, and paraded them through the 81st Precinct while male officers made obscene comments and ...

Grant, Kesna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00360, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 24, 2015, ended June 16, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 5, 2014, Defendant officers approached, arrested, and handcuffed Plaintiff without probable cause or legal reason, as Plaintiff was not engaged in any criminal activity. Plaintiff was taken to a local area NYPD station here where he was processed and held in custody before being transported to Central Booking. Plaintiff was kept locked up in a cell at Central Booking for hours before the DA's Office decline to prosecute Plaintiff, and, thus, Plaintiff was released without ever being brought before a judge. The Defendants then gave false statements and/or failed to file accurate or corrective statements

Breeden, Willie vs P.O. Lewis, Shartisi, et al.
Case # 13CV04214, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 25, 2013, ended March 6, 2014
$1,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about May 26, 2012, Plaintiff Willie Breeden was stopped, searched, and seized by Defendant NYPD Officer Lewis, who lacked probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or other legal reason for the police action, and who was assisted in the unlawful action by Defendants NYPD Officers John Does 1-5. Defendants Sgt. John Doe 6 and Lt. Thomas Pasolo were present or made aware of the unlawful police action. Subsequent to arrest, Plaintiff was transported to and held at Kings County Central Booking where he was subjected to two body cavity searches and denied medical attention after he alerted the officers to a pre-existing medical condition. Though the complaint does not specify a charge or charges against Plaintiff...