Named in 14 known lawsuits, $732,502 total settlements.
Grell, Lisa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV09917,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 9, 2018, ended August 13, 2018
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers entered Plaintiff's residence without her permission or a warrant and the plaintiff was unlawfully arrested based on an 'i-card' and handcuffs were placed on excessively tight. Defendant Officer Friedman was told by Defendant Officer UC#0210 that the Plaintiff sold illegal substances which was a lie. Plaintiff was taken to the 120th Precinct, charged with criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which were later dismissed.
Ljutic, Victoria vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV07169,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 12, 2017, ended March 25, 2020
$77,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was falsely arrested and Defendant Officers Miller and Blanco created or manufactured false evidence and was brought against the Plaintiff. Fabricated allegations that Plaintiff sold drugs.
Zichettello, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV07149,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 12, 2017, ended September 1, 2020
$122,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 23, 2017, Defendant NYPD narcotics officers falsely arrested plaintiff, John Zichettello, inside a laundromat for no apparent reason. Plaintiff was then driven around handcuffed in a police van, and was eventually taken to the NYPD 120th precinct, where he was held in jail. Plaintiff claims that Defendant officers, including Miller, Kinsella, Folvarsky, and Blanco created and manufactured false evidence alleging that he sold drugs, which was conveyed to the Richmond Cty DA's Office and utilized in the criminal prosecution brought against him. Bail was set, resulting in Plaintiff's continued imprisonment for several days on Rikers Island.
Clay, Sam, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01633,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended January 29, 2015
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On November 16, 2011, Plaintiffs were lawfully present near residence in Staten Island when NYPD officers Andrew Kinsella, Robert Hanson, Cornelius Buckley, Matthew Fried, Gerard Deplete, Salvatore Desantis, John Fanizzi, Randall Littrell, Michael Lopresti, Brendan O'Brien, Vincent Orsini, Michael Rivera, Matthew Reich, Joseph Ryan, Arthur Truscelli and Nicholas Velez entered to execute a search warrant. Despite the fact that none of the Plaintiffs resided at the residence and they were all lawfully present nearby, plaintiffs were handcuffed, arrested, and transported to the 120th police precinct and detained without probable cause. Defendant Kinsella created arrest documents, signed and swore to the criminal c...
Strong v. City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV01602,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$45,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Patterson et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV00231,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$285,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers Boan and Wittich arrested Plaintiffs, using excessive force on some, and took them to the 120th Precinct, where some Plaintiffs were strip searched. All charges (not specified) against Plaintiffs were later dismissed.
Humphreys et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV03011,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Bumbrey et al v. City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV05188,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Butta et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV02843,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Marrow et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV03054,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$60,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Farley et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02901,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Order of Discontinuance,
First Amended Complaint
Wilcox et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02978,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
complaintcv12-2978.pdf
Moore v. The City of New York et al
Case # 11CV07771,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$10,001 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation of Settlement
Brace v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV06466,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$5,001 Settlement
Third Amended Complaint,
Order of Judgment