Named in 4 known lawsuits, $109,000 total settlements.
Lopez, Darrell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152887/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, April 12, 2022
John, Kaylin Mng Peace, Yvonne, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00038,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 21, 2017, ended October 31, 2017
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 1, 2016, plaintiffs Kimberly Brower, Kaylin John, Tyra Robinson, and Ravenne Hinds were at or near 1533 York Avenue in Manhattan when they were assaulted and arrested by NYPD officer defendants including Officers Edgar Garcia, Benjamin Paley, Johnathan Simons, Paul Law, Alex Servia, and unidentified NYPD John Does. Plaintiff Kaylin John was assaulted and subjected to excessively tight handcuffs. Plaintiffs were released from police custody without being brought before a judge, and no criminal charges were brought against them.
Antanesian, Haiek, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01311,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 12, 2014, ended September 29, 2014
$54,000 Settlement
Complaint
Lewis, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01381,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 5, 2013, ended December 16, 2013
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2012, plaintiff had just finished shopping on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and got into a taxi, when a gentleman he knew from his neighborhood told plaintiff that he had no money and asked if he could share the taxi. Plaintiff agreed but after the taxi drove one block, it was stopped by several NYPD officers.
Plaintiff was then falsely arrested by NYPD Officer Paul Law and other unidentified officers and brought to the 19th Precinct and later to Central Booking, where he was charged with multiple felonies, including Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Identity Theft, and Attempted Grand Larceny, based on Officer Law's fabricated allegations that plaintiff had assisted the gentlema...