Named in 5 known lawsuits, $2,097,000 total settlements.
Churaman, Prakash vs City of Ny
Case # 725555/2022,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 8, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2014, plaintiff Prakash Churman was fourteen years old. He was present in the basement of his home, when defendant officers came into his home without a warrant. Police officers arrested him and subjected him to unlawful pat-down. Plaintiff was tightly restrained with metal handcuffs. Nevertheless, he has not committed any crime or any unlawful act. While plaintiff was in the precinct, police officers provided the district attorney with the false information that plaintiff was engaged in burglary and murder in the 2nd degree. While in custody, plaintiff received a permanent scar on his face after he was slashed by another inmate. Finally, his conviction was overturned due to process violations, ...
Douglas, Julian and Green, Sahel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 709207/2019,
Supreme Court - Queens, May 31, 2019, ended April 20, 2021
$2,000,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 31, 2015, two people acting in concert killed a woman at her Jamaica, Queens home. On April 24, 2015, Plaintiff Douglas was charged with the woman's murder, and later, on October 6, 2015, Plaintiff Green was similarly charged with the woman's murder. The plaintiffs spent a combined 5.5 years incarcerated on Rikers Island. Meanwhile, the NYPD possessed exculpatory evidence for years. The plaintiffs were released on March 9, 2018. The exculpatory evidence showed that the plaintiffs were not at the victim's home when the murder occurred.
Moreover, the key evidence against the plaintiffs was the result of NYPD coercion. In particular, Detective Donnell Myers, Detective Stephen Lalchan, and Sergean...
Johnson, Brenda and Johnson, Stephen vs Det. Barr, Jason, et al.
Case # 14CV02540,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 7, 2014, ended May 6, 2015
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 1, 2012 at 10PM, the Plaintiffs, husband and wife Brenda and Stephen Johnson, were having dinner in their kitchen of their home. They heard a loud banging on the front door and moved to determine the cause. Before they could reach the front door, it was broken open and ten (10) unidentified officers entered. The defendants were dressed in "military-combat-like outfits and several were brandishing rifles. The first through the door had a large shield. The plaintiffs complied with "scream(s)" to get down on the floor. Plaintiff Stephen Johnson was handcuffed. The unidentified officers then split up to search the residence (half going upstairs, the other downstairs). Detectives Jason Barr and Rebecca ...
Williams, James and Charles, Kadeem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 308677/2010,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 25, 2010, ended June 16, 2017
Administrative Closing
Routier, Darnell vs O'hara, Sergeant, et al.
Case # 08CV02666,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 24, 2008, ended July 30, 2014
$7,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation