Named in 25 known lawsuits, $411,000 total settlements.
Davis, Sidarius vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV08323,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 5, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 4, 2023, Plaintiff was standing lawfully on a public sidewalk in Kings County when he was assaulted by Defendant NYPD Officer William Schumacher, assigned to the NYPD Community Response Team (CRT). Without cause, Defendant Officer Schumacher tackled Plaintiff into a hot metal grill using full weight of Defendant's body and landing on top of the Plaintiff, causing severe burns to his body, and continued to batter him on the concrete sidewalk by landing his body weight on Plaintiff and placing his knee on Plaintiff's chest and used both of Defendant's hands to shove Plaintiff's face and head into the concrete sidewalk.. The officers searched Davis without authority and left him injured without arrest...
Campbell, Daville vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 513589/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 21, 2024
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2023, Plaintiff Daville Campbell was sitting in the front seat of a legally parked vehicle with Pennsylvania plates in Brooklyn. Also in the car were Plaintiff's brother and cousin. Plaintiff witnessed a Nissan drive past before coming to a stop a few car lengths behind Plaintiff's vehicle. A male exited the Nissan and walked towards Plaintiff's car, pointed a cell phone at Plaintiff's car, and then got back into the Nissan and drove away. Shortly thereafter the Nissan returned, pulled up besides Plaintiff's vehicle, and turned on its flashing NYPD lights. At this point, Plaintiff realized this was an undercover NYPD vehicle.
3 NYPD officers exited the Nissan and additional, marked NYPD veh...
Andrews, Dashawn vs Det. William Schumacher, et al.
Case # 23CV03634,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 31, 2023, ended December 13, 2025
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Maldonado, Gabriel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 530275/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 16, 2021
Complaint
Description: On November 24 2018, Plaintiff was lawfully present e in the vicinity of Crescent Street andMcKinley Avenue, Brooklyn, New York waiting for a cab. When the Defendant Officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, and searched Plaintiff without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or any legal justification. Defendant Officers asked Plaintiff what he was doing in the area and Plaintiff told them he was waiting for a cab. Defendant Officers did not find any contraband in their illegal search. Defendant officers left, drove around the block, and illegally stopped, searched, and questioned Plaintiff again. they again asked why he was in the area. Again Defendant officers left and drove around the block only to ...
Liriano, Edwin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518080/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 1, 2020, ended March 8, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 28, 2018, in the vicinity of 125 Pine Street, Brooklyn, when Defendant Officers Andre Ohara and John/Jane Does 1-10 and Sergeants Robert Martinez and William Schumacher approached Plaintiff Edwin Liriano, handcuffed him and arrested him, despite the lack of evidence against him. Plaintiff was transported to the 75th precinct, where he was held for one day before being transported to Central Booking, where he was held for another day before being arraigned and released from custody. After Plaintiff was forced to make several court appearances, the charges were dismissed on June 27, 2019.
Burgos, Steven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504661/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 6, 2020, ended January 4, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 28,2018, in the vicinity of 125 Pine Street in Brooklyn, New York, the plaintiff was lawfully a visitor to those premises. Defendant NYPD officers entered the location and approached plaintiff where they handcuffed and arrested him. At no time was the plaintiff engaged in any criminal activity, in possession of any controlled substances, or in possession of marijuana. He was then transferred to the 75th Precinct. The Kings County District Attorney declined to prosecute.
Dominguez, Christopher vs City of New York et al.
Case # 504703/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 5, 2020, ended January 4, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about November 28, 2018 at approximately 3:50 A.M. in the vicinity 125
Pine Street, in the borough of Brooklyn, plaintiff was lawfully a visitor to those premises. At that moment, police officer Andre Ohara, police officer Robert Martinez, police officer William Schumacher, and unidentified police officers (John and Jane Doe 1-10) entered the premises and proceeded to arrest and handcuff the plaintiff.
Plaintiff was then transferred to the 75th Precinct, where he was the subject of a search. Nothing of an illegal nature was discovered. After being held in a cell inside of the 75th precinct for several days, laintiff was transported to Central Book, from which he was released after having been held for ...
Nunez, Darvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504690/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 5, 2020, ended January 4, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 28, 2018, around 3:50 AM, in the vicinity 125 Pine Street, Brooklyn, when Defendants NYPD Officers Andre Ohara, Sergeant Robert Martinez, Sergeant William Schumacher, and Officers John/Jane Doe 1-10 entered the location and handcuffed and falsely arrested Plaintiff. He committed no crimes and had no contraband in his possession. Defendant officers transported Plaintiff to the 75th precinct, searched him, and held him inside a cell there for several days before Plaintiff was transported to Central Booking. After being held at Central Booking for a few days, Plaintiff was released from custody when the KCDA declined to prosecute him.
Robinson, Isiah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 517080/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 11, 2019
Complaint
Description: On or about May 17, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Isaiah Robinson, the plaintiff, was involved in an incident in Brooklyn, New York, during which he was subjected to unlawful search, false arrest, and excessive force by officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), including Police Officer Samuel Hui and Police Officer Schumacher. The plaintiff, a passenger in a vehicle driven by his friend, was pulled over by the defendant officers. After the officers ordered the driver out of the vehicle, Robinson began recording the encounter on his phone. The officers then knocked the phone from Robinson's hand, forcibly removed him from the vehicle, and violently slammed him to the ground, where multiple offi...
Smith, Wendy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507727/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 2, 2019
Complaint
Description: On March 24, 2017, defendant PO William Schumaker, John Sikora and John and Jane Doe 1-10, entered the home of plaintiffs, at 731 Hegemon Avenue, Apartment 9 without a warrant. At the time the home was occupied by all the plaintiffs: the mother, two adult sons, two minor sons, the mother’s brother and a friend of the brother. The defendant officers woke the plaintiffs up, handcuffed them, forcefully removed them from their beds and placed them in the living room. One plaintiff, a minor, was pushed face first onto a couch while his arm was pulled violently behind his back. Other two plaintiffs, the other minor son and one elder sibling, were thrown on the ground and struck in the face and body several times by t...
Ford, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 525100/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 24, 2018
Complaint
Description: On March 23, 2016, Christopher Ford (plaintiff) was lawfully inside
of his apartment with co-workers who went with plaintiff to his apartment to when Sergeant Robert Martinez, Police Officers William Schumacher, Quattrocchi, and John Does 1-10 (defendants) arrived outside and announced their presence (Notably, defendants came to plaintiff's apartment on March
20 and harassed and falsely arrested/ imprisoned plaintiff. They returned on the 23rd March to harass and falsely arrest plaintiff in retaliation against plaintiff after plaintiff made a complaint about the defendants conduct and unlawful behavior on March 20, 2016).
On March 23, 2016 plaintiff requested a warrant prior to allowing defendants inside his...
Zeigler, Terrence vs New York Police Commissioner, Bratton, William, et al.
Case # 17CV04639,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 6, 2018, ended March 12, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint,
Docket Report
Description: Between August 5th and 12th in 2016 around 10:45 PM, Plaintiff was eating dinner with his wife and two year old son when the six Defendants NYPD Officers banged on the door and broke it down. They had a warrant to arrest another individual in the building who lived three flights above the family. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested in front of his family for the violation of driving without a license, which was stated to have inflicted emotional distress on the whole family for the unlawful entry and arrest.
Duncan, Kevin vs P.O. Schumacher, William
Case # 502337/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 17, 2017, ended August 24, 2018
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully walking on a public sidewalk when a police vehicle stopped and Defendants Police Officer Schumacher and Sergeant Agate ordered Plaintiff to stop walking. At no time prior to being stopped did Plaintiff commit a crime or behave in a way that gave Defendants a reasonable basis to believe he had committed or was committing a crime. Nevertheless, Defendants stopped and frisked Plaintiff. Then, without legal justification or apparent reason, one Defendant police officer caused Plaintiff to trip and fall face-first into a snow bank. Defendants then forcibly secured plaintiff on the ground, face down, and one officer slammed his boot into Plaintiffs back. Plaintiff was unlaw...
Walker, Levon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02508,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 2, 2017, ended November 30, 2017
$2,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 28, 2016, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested by PO Schumacher and other POs outside of a building. The POs assaulted and battered Plaintiff while forcefully handcuffing him. PO Schumacher filed a criminal complaint accusing Plaintiff of disorderly conduct, unlawful possession of marijuana, and consumption of alcohol in public. Plaintiff pled not guilty. Plaintiff was released from custody on January 30, 2016.
Mcclarin, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06846,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 5, 2017
Complaint
Description: As Plaintiff was sleeping in his apartment, Defendant Officers entered without a warrant and placed Plaintiff in tight handcuffs. During the course of removing Plaintiff from the apartment, Defendant Officers slammed Plaintiff onto the pavement, causing a shoulder dislocation. After being brought to the 75th Precinct, one Defendant Officers shot Plaintiff with a b.b. gun at least five times. Plaintiff had unspecified charges filed against him to which the grand jury returned a no true bill.
Aponte, Maria vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 517099/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 28, 2016
Complaint
Description: On February 28, 2016, at three in the morning, Police Officer “Schumacher” (Shield No. 946640), along with unnamed officers, entered the Plaintiff’s apartment without legal justification and assaulted, battered, pushed, and threw the Plaintiff to the ground. In the process of being thrown to the ground, the Plaintiff struck her head and lost consciousness. In addition, the Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent physical and mental injuries, as well as shame, harm, embarrassment, and loss of employment time.
Bacchus, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04264,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 18, 2015, ended May 31, 2017
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was having a barbeque in his gated backyard when he saw officers at the gate. The officers left but then returned and Plaintiff asked them to leave and went into his home. The officers then opened the chained gate, banged on plaintiff's door, and slammed him to the ground when he opened it. Plaintiff was taken to the 75th precinct and charged with OGA, resisting arrest, and dis con, which were later dismissed as facially insufficient.
Vega, Ruben vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02598,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 14, 2015, ended November 23, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers broke in to Plaintiff's friends residence through a window and struck Plaintiff so hard in the back of the head that he lost consciousness, suffered head trauma, and broke his nose. Plaintiff was handcuffed and kicked, taken to the 75th Precinct and charged with Trespass,.
Faltine, Kiama, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03263,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 2, 2014, ended March 16, 2015
$85,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about August 14, 2012, Plaintiffs were resided within the subject premises with their mother and one plaintiff's two infant sons when officers attempted to unlawfully enter the premises. These officers include Joseph Hayward, William Schumacher, Jose Alvarez, Mckiver, and others. They attempted to lure Plaintiffs to open the door so that they could conduct a warrantless search by forcing a third party knock on Plaintiffs' door, asking for Plaintiffs' mother. Once refused entry, the officers began to bang and pound loudly on the door, causing the mother and the infants distress. The officers then informed the mother that they would call the emergency medical services to enter into the premises so that she ...
Faltine, Patricia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06106,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 6, 2013, ended June 2, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 14, 2012, plaintiff resided with her two sons and infant grandsons within an apartment building on Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Prior to subject incident, defendant officers Schumacher, Hayward and others accosted a non-party, Williams for trespassing, within the building. Officers took Williams to the front door of the subject premises, and asked her to knock on the door so they could forcibly gain entry into the apartment to conduct an illegal and warrantless search. Plaintiff was woken up by one of her sons and found police on the outside of her door. She would not open the door without a warrant which the officers did not have. Officers pounded on the door and upset the plaintiff's grandkids. Offi...
Beltre, Bienvenido vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 006146/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 12, 2013, ended November 28, 2017
$40,000 Settlement
Beltre, Bienvenido vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 006147/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 12, 2013, ended November 28, 2017
$7,500 Settlement
Ocampo, Christopher vs New York City Police Department, et al.
Case # 022261/2012,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 27, 2012, ended December 29, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Fortune, Tyriek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04225,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 23, 2012, ended February 16, 2013
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Rivers, Antonio, et Al vs Police Officer Schumacher, William, et al.
Case # 12CV03727,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 27, 2012, ended January 23, 2013
$21,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Sitpulation
