Hassan S. Gheith

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Garcia, Carlos vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03131, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 14, 2020, ended November 4, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 11, 2019, an NYPD officer stopped plaintiff in his vehicle, took his license and registration, and then demanded plaintiff exit his car. Plaintiff asked why he was being removed from his vehicle, and the officer attempted to pull plaintiff out of the vehicle before being stopped by his seatbelt. After plaintiff removed his seatbelt, the officer slammed him into the side of his car and handcuffed him so tightly that the metal cut into his skin. Taken into custody at the precinct, plaintiff was charged with various traffic violations. Plaintiff became irate and began yelling at the desk sergeant, resulting in multiple officers punching and kicking him while piling on top of him. Plaintiff was diagnosed...

Yusufov, Tony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 524627/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, January 3, 2020
Complaint
Description: On August 14, 2018, Plaintiff was driving through a public intersection when he was stopped by NYPD officers for allegedly not coming to a full stop at a stop sign. Plaintiff, who was not resisting and was not informed that he was being placed under arrest, was restrained and assaulted by Officers Manuel Martinez, Nancy Afaneh, Hassan Gheith, Michael Roder, and “P.O. John and Jane Doe 1-10.” Plaintiff was body slammed into the street, and Officers Martinez, Gheith, Roder, and other unnamed officers punched the plaintiff in the head and body. The same officers then held the plaintiff down and put their knees on his neck as he was kicked and stomped by Officer Afaneh, along with two other unnamed officers. Throug...