Named in 5 known lawsuits, $67,500 total settlements.
Carter, Leeaisha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025703/2018,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 22, 2018
Amar, Abdourankhmane vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06129,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 26, 2016, ended July 27, 2017
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was at the said location when the police arrived and lots of street vendors began running away. The plaintiff was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and while walking down the street in the commotion, the defendant officer grabbed the plaintiff's arm and twisted it back causing injury and arrested the plaintiff for unlicensed vending and resisting arrest. The charges were later dismissed.
Fang, Deyan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04886,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 14, 2015, ended February 1, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was working as a street vendor selling his drawings when approached by defendant officers and asked for ID. Plaintiff complied and started recording the incident when he was arrested, taken to the Midtown South Precinct, and charged with resisting arrest and Admin code 20-465 for vending within 10 feet of a crosswalk. Charges were ACD'd but Plaintiff's phone was held in the DA's office's custody for two month and then returned with the video of the incident deleted.
Gainey, Kwame vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02683,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 7, 2015, ended November 6, 2015
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff went with friends to a nightclub, where the nightclub said the tickets they had purchased were invalid. While walking away, Defendant Officer McNeely tackled Plaintiff to the ground, put his knees on Plaintiff's back and head, handcuffed him, took him to a precinct, and charged him with false charges, which were later ACD'd.
Jackson v. City Of New York et al
Case # 15CV05033,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached the plaintiff when plaintiff was on the street. Defendant officers assaulted the plaintiff that resulted in hospitalization. Defendant officers handcuffed the plaintiff, and brought the plaintiff to the local precinct, where the plaintiff was held for many hours. The charges and the outcome of the case were unknown.