Named in 4 known lawsuits, $67,000 total settlements.
Harris, Qadri vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 519157/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 2, 2021, ended November 21, 2025
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 18, 2020, Defendant , an African American male, entered the 68th Precinct to file a complaint against his landlord. Defendant police personnel John or Jane Doe 1-20 attempted to dissuade him from making the complaint and when he insisted on doing so as a matter of right, they told him he was trespassing and had to leave. Despite plaintiff not exhibiting any belligerence, the officers became irate and grabbed him. One placed him in a chokehold and slammed him to the floor and did not release the chokehold until urged to do so by another officer. He was falsely accused of criminal trespass, made to submit to an illegal search and placed in overly tight handcuffs, resulting in contusions, swelling ...
Mizrahi, Shulamit vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06084,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 17, 2016, ended December 21, 2018
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 10, 2015, defendant NYPD Officers—including Jun Chen and Joseph Corrado—and EMT personnel—including Novleen Nelson and Satish Abeeluck—entered Plaintiff’s home based on anonymous 911 call from a former friend claiming Plaintiff was going to hurt herself. Defendants searched Plaintiff’s home and made disparaging remarks about her perceived mental instability. Plaintiff repeatedly assured the defendants she was not a danger to herself, but she was still taken into custody as an “emotionally disturbed person.” Plaintiff was taken to a medical center where she was medically and psychiatrically evaluated against her will. She was released from the hospital later that day.
Welch, Kendari vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01488,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 12, 2015, ended March 7, 2017
$2,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was pulled over by Defendant Officer Depalma who accused him of driving with a suspended license even though the license had been restored. Plaintiff was arrested, taken into custody, and his case was dismissed. The same incident happened two weeks later with Defendant officer Corrado and as a result, Plaintiff had to plead guilty to a Violation of Probation. In another unrelated incident, Plaintiff's car was seized by Defendant Officer Spatz as evidence in a shooting and has yet to be returned.
Bramble, Brian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 009421/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 7, 2014, ended October 22, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint