Gerard V. Dowling

Lawsuits

Named in 6 known lawsuits, $7,919,002 total settlements.

Sukana, Alyssa, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10899, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended May 8, 2023
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020 in connection with a larger protest about the killing of George Floyd, Plaintiffs Alyssa Sukana was part of a group of protestors who was trapped in an NYPD "kettle" formation. Eventually, an NYPD officer pushed her into a car and another officer handcuffed her with plastic zip ties and held in total for 6 hours before being released. Plaintiff Andrea Canedo similarly was pushed against a car and then a fence by an NYPD officer who then ziptied her hands extremely tightly. NYPD officer then removed plaintiff's backpack and forced it around her neck for 4-5 hours. Neither plaintiff was charged.

Beach, Maila vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV06737, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 8, 2021, ended July 31, 2025
$54,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 24, 2021, Defendant Officer Dowling along with seven Defendant John Doe Police Officers unlawfully detained, assaulted, and stripped Plaintiff nearly naked as Plaintiff was peacefully protesting on the Brooklyn Bridge. Defendant Officers threw Plaintiff to the ground and attacked her with their arms, hands, and batons, beating her about her head and body, and ignored Plaintiff's statement that she is epileptic and prone to seizures. Officers then restrained Plaintiff using excessively tightened zip ties, causing Plaintiff to lose feelin in her fingers, and the Defendant Officers ignored Plaintiff's request to loosen them. During the assault, Defendant Officers, including Defendant Dowling, pulled Plain...

Bensmaine, Christophe vs Police, Dept Of, Nyc
Case # 21CV04816, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 2, 2021, ended August 15, 2023
$167,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, plaintiff Christophe Bensmaine was running errands when he noticed a police brutality protest in the wake of the George Floyd murder and decided to join. The demonstration was orderly and calm, however more police started to arrive to the protest and by 5:25 PM there were fifty police officers including all named defendants, Inspector Dowling, Deputy Inspector Hillery, PO Cascio, PO Cirikiovich, PO Dottavio, PO Johnson, PO Monestine, PO Mosquera, PO Olivares, and PO Singh. At about 5:27 PM, the PO's made an inaudible annoucement over a loudspeaker as Bensmaine noticed other protestors continue to make their way toward 47th street where the officers were located. At 5:27 PM, Bensmaine was in a...

Sierra, Samira, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 20CV10291, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 26, 2021, ended March 19, 2024
$7,161,242 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, NYPD orchestrated an operation to corral, "kettle," assault, and arrest non-violent protestors in Mott Haven who were exercising their first amendment right to protest against police brutality and racial injustice. Plaintiffs Amira and Samali Sierra were seized by a group of officers who threw them to the ground, handcuffed them with excessively tight zip ties, were made to wait hours sitting on the ground until Officer Umid Karimov put them on a bus to an arrest processing facility where Officer Alfredo Jeff identified himself as their arresting officer and put them in a holding cell without food, water, toilet paper, or other sanitary necessities and was ultimately issued a pink summons by...

Wood, Charles Henry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV10541, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 18, 2020, ended October 25, 2023
$405,758 Settlement
Complaint

Gavin, Christina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV08163, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 6, 2020, ended January 19, 2022
$30,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 22, 2019, Christina Gavin was lawfully present at a protest around W 125th Street. Shortly after the protest began, members of the NYPD corralled protestors and forced them into the street. Over a loudspeaker, officers told people the protest was illegal and protestors needed to get on the sidewalk. Gavin attempted to obey this command and get off the street, but this was practically impossible given the police officers in the way and buses were in the way blocking the sidewalk. Sgt. Matthew Tocco grabbed Gavin’s arm and asked where she thought she was going. Gavin told him she was trying to get to the sidewalk. Tocco told her to “shut the fuck up” while P.O. Gerard Dowling grabbed her right arm. To...