Named in 9 known lawsuits, $292,500 total settlements.
Abrams, Sadie & Messiah, Tiffany vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV09520,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 16, 2024, ended July 8, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On several occasions, including on June 26, 2019, December 30, 2020, April 27, 2021, and June 30, 2021, different groups of defendant police officers forced their way into the plaintiffs’ home without any warrant, damaged and/or destroyed the plaintiffs’ properties, and violently seized and/or arrested plaintiffs without cause at the premises; this would often result in the plaintiffs being unreasonably detained for a lengthy period of time. During these raids, defendant police officers drew weapons against the plaintiffs and their dog, who they would forcibly kick and threaten to shoot/kill. As a result of each of these raids, plaintiff Abram’s son, Mike Josie, was arrested at the premises, transported to NYPD...
Washington, Saad vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 523358/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 21, 2023
Complaint
Description: On August 11, 2020, the plaintiff was lawfully present inside the 79th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn, New York, when defendants unlawfully handcuffed and falsely arrested him without probable cause or legal justification. Despite no evidence linking the plaintiff to alleged crimes such as Criminal Possession of Marijuana, a Weapon, and Pistol Ammunition, he was accused and detained. The plaintiff was not present during a search at his mother's apartment, where police claimed to have found contraband, and he did not reside there. Defendants unlawfully searched, fingerprinted, and photographed the plaintiff at the precinct, holding him in a cell for hours before transferring him to Kings County Central Bookin...
White, Lamec vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 522151/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 19, 2023
Complaint
Description: On August 1, 2020 at approximately 5:30 am plaintiff Lamec White was lawfully present inside of his mother’s apartment located at 460 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 1A, Brooklyn, New York, when defendant police officers THOMAS BAY, Tax No. 960217, LIEUTENANT MATTHEW GLYNN, Tax No. 945767, DETECTIVE JARETT NADAL, Tax No. 958970, POLICE OFFICER STEPHANIE PEREZ, Tax No. 961095, SERGEANT JOSEPH KOSEK, Shield No. 1156, New York City Police Officers John Does #s 1-10 broke open the front door of the apartment, entered the apartment, unlawfully searched plaintiff and the entire apartment, and falsely arrested plaintiff, without probable cause or legal justification. Defendants did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons, or co...
Lee, Jayvonne vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 524925/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 28, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 26, 2020, Jayvonne Lee was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, battered, and arrested by defendants Jarrett Nadal and John or Jane Doe 1-10 while sitting in a legally parked vehicle at 1 Spencer Place, Brooklyn, New York. The plaintiff, an African American male, asserts he was targeted due to his race and other improper characteristics. The defendants allegedly approached without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, grabbed Lee, and searched him without legal basis. They forcefully handcuffed him, causing pain, and ignored his pleas to loosen the restraints. Lee was then taken against his will to an NYPD precinct, fingerprinted, photographed, and confined. Nadal allegedly signed a criminal compl...
Josie, Mike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02486,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2021, ended April 24, 2024
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Defendants unlawfully arrested Plaintiff for larceny which Plaintiff did not commit. Defendants entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant or justification. Defendants rushed towards plaintiff with their guns pointed at him and yelled at, grabbed, pushed, shoved, and pulled Plaintiff. Defendants tightly handcuffed Plaintiff to the point that he experienced numbness and pain but Defendants ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Defendants illegally searched Plaintiff and brought him to the 88th Precinct. Defendants interrogated plaintiff for a long time and then brought him to Central Booking. Defendants provided false representations to the Kings Count...
Mack, Lamar vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 508806/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 14, 2021, ended November 3, 2021
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 29th, 2020. Plaintiff Lamar Mack was unlawfully stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendant Officers Nadal, Bomparola, Doe, and Roe in the vicinity of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Macon Street in Kings County. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants, arraigned, and falsely and maliciously prosecuted.
Pinder, Ramar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505670/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 20, 2020, ended September 2, 2021
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2018, Plaintiff was with some friends on the side of the street waiting for an Uber they had ordered. Officers approached Plaintiff and his friends without cause and illegally searched and questioned them. The officers claimed they stopped Plaintiff because the Uber he had ordered was double parked. Instead of addressing the Uber driver, the officers arrested Plaintiff and his friends. Officers alleged that one of Plaintiff's friends had a weapon on their person and arrested Plaintiff and his friends. All were transferred to the precinct and detained. Plaintiff was released from custody about 24 hours later and was not charged.
Washington, Jerry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505671/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 20, 2020, ended October 7, 2021
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2018, Plaintiff and his friends were lawfully on the street waiting for an Uber they had ordered. Officers approached Plaintiff and his friends and stopped and questioned them without cause. The officers claimed that Plaintiff was stopped because the Uber they had ordered was illegally parked. Instead of questioning the Uber driver, officers seized Plaintiff and his friends and searched their persons. The officers falsely claimed that they found a weapon on one of Plaintiff's friends, arrested them all, and transported them to the precinct. Plaintiff was detained for approximately 24 hours before he was released without being charged.
Glenn, Fayquetta vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 519889/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 5, 2018, ended November 19, 2019
$70,000 Settlement