Named in 2 known lawsuits, $1,500 total settlements.
Ekeoma, Amarachukwu vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV00946,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 29, 2023
Complaint
Ellis, Kenyatta vs City of Ny
Case # 700302/2021,
Supreme Court - Queens, January 14, 2021, ended August 18, 2023
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 19th, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Plaintiff Kenyatta Ellis was a passenger in a parked car located in the parking lot of the Walgreens location at 127-4 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Queen, NY when Defendants NYPD Police Officers Michael Matias and John Does #1-3 approached the vehicle. Defendants ordered the Plaintiff to exit the vehicle and later arrested and searched him despite having no probable cause or legal justification to do so. The defendants then brought Plaitniff to the NYPD 113th Precinct and later to Central Booking at the Queens County Criminal Court for arraignment. The plaintiff was released without charges because the Queens County District Attorney chose not to prosecute the Pl...