Named in 5 known lawsuits, $337,528 total settlements.
Bey, Winston Demetrius Hope vs De Blasio, Bill, et al.
Case # 02836CV17,
Supreme Court - New York, August 18, 2017, ended June 22, 2020
Zero Disposition
Akinnagbe, Olugbenga, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06147,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 23, 2014, ended October 19, 2015
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On November 1, 2011, defendants wrongfully, maliciously and without probable cause, arrested approximately 28 people, including the 17 plaintiffs in this case, whose only crime was exercising their constitutionally protected right to engage in peaceful protest against the NYPD’s Stop & Frisk practices. Plaintiffs are, Olugbenga Akinnagbe, Gregory Allen, Luis Barrios, Randy Credico, Desiree Deloach, Edward Diaz, Tyrone Dickerson, Carl Dix, Christina Gonzalez, Nicholas Malinowski, Samantha McIntire, Jason McGaughey, Margaret Kunstler, Robert Parsons, Morgan Rhodewalt, Phillip Strickland, Matthew Swaye, who were all protestors present at the above mentioned event. Defendant Officers Marco Alzate, (Shield No. 1691...
Thompson, Tiffany vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02441,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 1, 2014, ended September 8, 2014
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 13, 2013, Plaintiff was attending a vigil for a friend who had been shot by the police. Eventually, NYPD officers directed Plaintiff and others to follow a police officer down a street. The police then took out orange mesh rope known as kettling nets and arrested a group of people they had led down the street, without individualized probable cause. Plaintiff was placed in tight plastic handcuffs that caused her hands to go numb. When the officers cut the cuffs off of her, they also cut her skin. She asked for medical attention, but the police told her it would slow down her release. Plaintiff was held for approximately 21 hours before she was released at her arraignment.
Upon information and belief a...
Stoeckley, Clark, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06173,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 4, 2013, ended December 23, 2014
$57,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Settlement
Description: On November 17, 2011, Plaintiff Stoeckley with Plaintiff McGregor was driving his truck and looking for a place to park near Zuccotti Park. As part of a continuing art project, Plaintiff’s truck was painted to suggest, satirically, an association with the WikiLeaks entity. Plaintiffs were stopped, pulled over, and arrested without cause by Defendant Police Officers. Following the arrest, Defendant Police Officers detained Plaintiff McGregor for approximately six hours. Following approximately three appearances in court, all charges against Plaintiff McGregor were dismissed. Defendant Police Officers later detained Plaintiff Stoeckley for approximately thirty hours. Following multiple appearances in New York tra...
Peat, Jennifer, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV08230,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 13, 2012, ended July 19, 2013
$250,028 Settlement
