Named in 3 known lawsuits, $205,502 total settlements.
Morales, Edwin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05412,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 8, 2017, ended June 1, 2018
$15,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff observed NYPD officers verbally harassing and physically abusing members of a family that had been operating a fruit stand during a festival in Sunset Park. Plaintiff went to observe the altercation when Defendant officers pushed him, and handcuffed him. Plaintiff was charged with New York Penal Law ß 195.05, Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree; New York Penal Law ß 205.30, Resisting Arrest, New York Penal Law ß 240.26, Harassment in the Second Degree, and New York Penal Law ß 240.20, Disorderly Conduct, which were all later dismissed.
Shevchenko, Danil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07277,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 6, 2016, ended April 20, 2017
$17,001 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was inside a bodega and unlawfully in possession of another individual's cell phone. The individual and defendant officers arrived at the location and Plaintiff gave the individual the cell phone. Plaintiff was then held back by the officers and assaulted by the individual and the officers. Plaintiff was arrested, taken to the 72nd Precinct, and denied medical attention.
Daza, Jonathan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04778,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 18, 2015, ended September 21, 2017
$173,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached all three Plaintiffs cursing and yelling while they were packing up their fruit stand. Officers then threw one of the Plaintiffs to the ground and assaulted him while other officers grabbed and struck the other two Plaintiffs. Plaintiff 1 was charged with 205.30, 240.26, and 240.20. Plaintiff 2 was charged with 120.05, 120.00, 205.30, 195.05, 240.26, and 240.20. Plaintiff 3 was charged with 205.30, 195.05, and 240.20. All charges against all Plaintiffs were eventually dismissed