Named in 11 known lawsuits, $462,500 total settlements.
Harris, Reginald vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05934,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 27, 2017, ended August 20, 2018
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was driving his car when Defendant officers stopped plaintiff without justification or provocation and ordered plaintiff to get out. Defendants forcibly grabbed plaintiff and searched plaintiff's person, grabbed plaintiff's penis, and used vial and offensive language against plaintiff while touching his penis. Thereafter, defendants handcuffed plaintiff, ordered plaintiff onto his knees on the road behind his car and forced him to kneel on the pavement for approximately one hour. Defendants removed the memory card from plaintiff's cell phone and stole it from him. The defendants then un-cuffed plaintiff and left the scene.
James, Clinton vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01077,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 4, 2016
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers tapped Plaintiff's cell phone, followed him, and stopped him. Defendant Officer Maria assaulted him, Defendant Officer Fahim shot him multiple times, and other defendant officers failed to intervene or engaged in the assault. On a separate occasion, Det. Torino took Plaintiff out of jail and assaulted him.
Smith, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05030,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 30, 2015, ended June 1, 2016
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 23, 2015, Plaintiffs Kenneth Smith and Rylawn Walker, African American men, were behaving lawfully and not acting in a suspicious manner when they were approached, accosted, falsely arrested, and falsely imprisoned by the Defendant NYPD Officers. Each Plaintiff was imprisoned approximately 24 hours after his unlawful arrest and compelled to make numerous court appearances until June 11, 2015, when the criminal charges were dismissed. While the Plaintiffs were being held, Defendant NYPD Officer Robert Woodhouse, with the acquiescence of the other defendants, misrepresented facts in the police reports and other documents to falsely state the Plaintiffs had committed offenses including possessing mari...
Patterson, Christian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05330,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 4, 2014, ended March 9, 2016
Settlement
Complaint,
Third Amended Complaint
Description: On June 12, 2014, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., plaintiff was at his home in Staten Island. During that time, the defendant NYPD officers, including Detective John Fahim and Captain William Russo, forcibly entered without a warrant. They broke down plaintiff's door, threw him violently to the floor, and handcuffed him. When plaintiff asked to see a search warrant, one of the officers placed his knee on plaintiff's handcuffed hand, causing severe injuries.
Ryan et al v. City of New York
Case # 10CV05819,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$229,000 Settlement
Third Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Delgrosso v. City of New York
Case # 11CV04876,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Grigger v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV01708,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$50,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Smith et al v. The City Of New York , et al
Case # 16CV00845,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint,
Original Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were approached and arrested by defendant officers, taken into custody, and charged with 220.03 and 221.05. Charges were later dismissed.
Acevedo et al v. Delgado et al
Case # 10CV00514,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$101,000 Settlement
Stipulation
De La Rosa v. City of New York et al
Case # 07CV08027,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint and Stipulation
Carrion v. City of New York et al
Case # 08CV02175,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint and Stipulation