Thomas M. Casey

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $105,000 total settlements.

Rosario, Javier vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 806365/2021, Supreme Court - Bronx, May 21, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 3, 2017, plaintiff was obeying all laws while seated in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the vicinity of 1014 East 213 street, Bronx. Defendant officers stopped the vehicle based on fabricated observation of traffic infractions. The officers ordered plaintiff out of the car, searched plaintiff and arrested him by violently contorting his arms and tightly affixing his wrists with handcuffs, despite no reason to believe that plaintiff was committing any crime or violation of law. Plaintiff was then transported to the 47th precinct, where he was photographed, interrogated, and strip-searched despite no reason to suspect that he was carrying firearm or stolen property. Defendant officers then fabricat...

Evans, Rasheen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025528/2019, Supreme Court - Bronx, May 22, 2019
Complaint
Description: On April 30, 2018, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Plaintiff was walking out of a deli at 366 East 188th Street, between Webster Avenue and Marion Avenue, in Bronx, New York. Plaintiff began to walk down 188th Street. He was not behaving in a suspicious manner and he was not ducking behind cars. There was no visible indication of a handgun on his person. Plaintiff continued to walk down 188th Street when NYPD police officers in plain clothing jumped out of a vehicle and began to run towards him without identifying themselves as police officers. Sgt. Michael Whelan and Officer Valdrin Nikqi observed Plaintiff walking down the street, but at no time did they observe him commit a crime or behave in a manner than would...

Naraine, Tyrone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026541/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 4, 2018, ended September 21, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 9, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully present in the street, when defendant POs, without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, stopped, questioned, frisked and arrested him. At no point did plaintiff commit a crime or did defendant POs have an objective reason to believe that plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff was then transported to the precinct where he was subjected to a strip search. At Central Booking, defendant POs provided the District Attorney's Office with false, misleading and/or incomplete information that plaintiff possessed a controlled substance. The District Attorney, however, declined to prosecute plaintiff and plaintiff was released from custody.

Sullivan, Michael, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 309149/2008, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 13, 2009, ended November 5, 2015
$55,000 Settlement

Jenkins v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08637, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Stipulation