Named in 4 known lawsuits, $44,000 total settlements.
Trejo, Alejandro vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00960,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 13, 2017, ended November 21, 2017
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was planning to meet a friend in Union Square Park when his phone died. He went to a free phone-charging station. Two other men were also using the charging station at that time, and one man offered to sell the plaintiff beer. The plaintiff declined his offer. Police officer then approached the charging station and searched through their bags and their clothing. Officers found marijuana in the plaintiff's bag and arrested him. Plaintiff was ultimately accused of selling marijuana, and was charged with crim sale of marijuana.
Rodriguez, Angelina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03689,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 19, 2016, ended July 7, 2017
$4,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff's son was arrested by defendant officers for allegedly possessing and selling marijuana to UC 276. Officers went to Plaintiff's apartment and demanded she give them his cell phone. Since Plaintiff refused, defendant officers obtained and executed a search warrant at her apartment and locked her out. Officers refused to give the key back until she agreed to answer questions regarding her son's cell phone. The charges against her son were later dismissed.
Adegboye, Peter vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07303,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 28, 2015, ended April 27, 2016
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers stopped a car in which Plaintiff was a passenger, ordered everyone out, and took photographs of them with an officer's cell phone. When Plaintiff protested, he was handcuffed, taken to the 73rd Precinct, strip-searched twice, and charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Seventh Degree, which were all later dismissed.
Holley, Anthony N. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01241,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 27, 2015, ended November 20, 2015
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 20, 2014, at approximately 8PM, Anthony Holley was arrested by NYPD officers while Holley was inside a car with his friends at the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Christopher Street. The car stopped at a traffic light at the intersection and waited for the light to turn green. When the light turned green and the car was about the move the NYPD officers in their unmarked vehicle cut in front of Holley's car and blocked the car from moving. The officers then jumped out of their vehicle and approached Holley and his friends with guns drawn and pointed at them. The officers shouted freeze and Holley and friends put their hands in the air. The officers arrested Holley and placed him in handcuffs t...