Named in 3 known lawsuits, $37,500 total settlements.
Gilbert, Dajon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154782/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, May 24, 2024
Complaint
Description: On August 30, 2021, in the area of 132 East 125th Street, New York, plaintiff Dajon Gilbert was unlawfully stopped, searched, arrested, and forcibly removed to the 25th NYPD Precinct. Plaintiff was then taken to New York County Central Booking and detained for approximately fifty-one hours. Plaintiff is an adult Black or African American male and was subjected to unnecessary violence on behalf of Police Officers including Douglas Ryan. Plaintiff was arrested as a result of racial discrimination and to support arrest quotas.
Metz, Raphael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153486/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, April 20, 2023, ended August 1, 2025
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 2, 2022, at approximately 6:19 p.m., Plaintiff Raphael Metz was lawfully in the vicinity of 600 East 125th Street, New York, NY, when the Defendant NYPD Detective Douglas Ryan, NYPD Police Officer Edwin Rodriguez, and several unnamed NYPD officer unlawfully detained and arrested Plaintiff without legal justification. At the aforementioned place and time, the Plaintiff was lawfully present at the Electric Zoo Music Festival with his three friends. Plaintiff was sitting with his friends and eating when three of the Defendant Officers surrounded Plaintiff and grabbed him by his arms from the back and ripped him out of his seat. Defendant Officers then put Plaintiffs hands behind his back and put metal...
Ward, Shannon vs City of Ny, Wet al.
Case # 153413/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, April 13, 2021, ended October 23, 2023
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 6, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully present on the street when Defendant Officer Douglas Ryan, Defendant Officer Jerry Varice and Defendant Officers John or Jane Doe 1-10 approached Plaintiff, grabbed him, and began searching through Plaintiff's pockets without any legal basis to do so as Plaintiff had exhibited no indicia of criminality. Defendant Officers pulled Plaintiff's pants down in the street in full open view of the public, and proceeded to remove Plaintiff's underwear in full open view of the public. When Plaintiff expressed his discomfort at having his underwear opened and genitals exposed in the street, Defendant threatened to tase Plaintiff. Despite the officers finding no contraband, Defendan...