Espinal, Elvis vs Lockett, Julie, et al.
Case # 13CV06560,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 18, 2013, ended September 10, 2014
$6,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2012, plaintiff was going to a Federal Half Way House located on Bridge Street, Brooklyn where he was furloughed after being released from Federal Correctional Institute, Cumberland, MD. Returning from a weekend pass and sitting in the passenger seat of Rosa's vehicle at the intersection of York and Bridge Streets, defendants approached the vehicle and ordered Rosa and Plaintiff out. They were stopped because they were in a "high narcotics crime area". Defendants unlawfully searched Rosa and plaintiff, and recovered a small bag containing crack cocaine from Rosa's pocket. Brinadze lied to the Brooklyn DA about facts surrounding the arrest and swore out a perjured criminal complaint charging plain...