Named in 6 known lawsuits, $355,000 total settlements.
Santos, Nicole Dos vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151477/2024,
Supreme Court - Richmond, August 27, 2024
Complaint
Description: On July 19, 2021, plaintiff was at her home in Staten Island. Defendant NYPD Officers knocked on her door, and when she answered, they arrested her and handcuffed her on allegations of violating an order of protection. Officers were sent there by their supervisor, defendant NYPD Detective Justin Solomon, who was responding to a complaint from plaintiff's ex-girlfriend. Defendant Solomon had failed to investigate this complaint, and if he had he would have learned that there was no such order of protection. Plaintiff was taken to a nearby precinct, where she was searched and detained in handcuffs. When she finally spoke to defendant Solomon, he realized that he was mistaken, that there was no valid order of prot...
Thompson, Mark Broaster vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151831/2022,
Supreme Court - Richmond, November 1, 2022
Complaint
Description: On October 7, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully present inside the 121st Precinct when he was arrested and handcuffed by defendant officers with no probable cause or legal justification. Prior to October 7, 2019, Plaintiff was contacted repeatedly by defendant officers who told Plaintiff to come to the precinct to speak with them. Plaintiff was not told what they wanted to speak with him about, but went to the precinct because he knew he did not commit a crime or violate the law in any way. Upon arriving, Plaintiff was immediately handcuffed and arrested and was subjected to interrogation and searches for many hours. Defendant officers falsely alleged that on July 9, 2019, Plaintiff grabbed defendant officer Tracey ...
Ojo, Joseph, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 30, 2014, ended September 29, 2017
$200,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: On June 22, 2013, NYPD Officers Justin Solomon, Andrew Babajko, and Sergeant Jason Deonarinesingh assaulted Joseph Ojo and Anthony Olaniyi. One of the officers shoved Ojo and told him to leave the block. When Ojo protested, the officer grabbed his arm and punched him in the face. He the pushed him to the ground and all of the officers struck him to the head, back, arm, and hips with their batons and fist while calling him racial slurs. One of the officers also struck Olaniyi in the knee with his baton.
The officers then arrested Ojo and took him to the 120th precinct. Ojo was arraigned on chargs based on the false allegations of Officer Solomon that Ojo was acting disorderly, obstructing governmental administ...
Gillis, Mark vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06786,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 2, 2013, ended July 29, 2015
$135,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation,
Third Amended Complaint
Description: On or about July 5, 2013, the plaintiff was approached, accosted, and assaulted by police officers, when the plaintiff was at a street intersection. No further factual details are provided regarding the incidents.
Sealy v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV05851,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
First Amended Complaint
Belton v. City of New York et al
Case # 14CV04025,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation