Named in 11 known lawsuits, $312,501 total settlements.
Marrast, Sherrard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV01443,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 18, 2023, ended August 8, 2023
$77,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 26, 2020, Defendants (collectively, the "Police Defendants") unlawfully assaulted and seriously injured the plaintiff and arrested the plaintiff, all without any justification or due cause.
On February 26, 2020, at approximately 10pm Plaintiff was present, with a friend, in the area of Prospect Place and Troy Ave in Brooklyn, New York, when they were approached by defendant officers Trimarshi and Hirsh. After defendants performed a search of plaintiff and his friend, plaintiff objected to how defendant Hirsh had been aggressively manhandling his friend. At that point, Defendant Trimarshi knocked Plaintiff to the ground and punched Plaintiff in the face a number of times, resulting in a bilateral na...
Stewart, Kamar vs Weekes, Ronaldo, et al.
Case # 516577/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 17, 2022
Cochran, Stefan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507544/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 28, 2020, ended January 31, 2023
$45,000 Settlement
Fulcher, Shawn vs P. O. Rodriguez, Eduardo, et al.
Case # 513297/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 25, 2019
Fulcher, Shawn Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 506406/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 17, 2019
Baines, Ramsey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01472,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 23, 2015, ended February 3, 2016
$12,501 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff stopped to say hello to a friend when two undercover police officers jumped out of their car, grabbed the friend, and put him in handcuffs. Plaintiff tried to record with his phone and once he was walking away was grabbed by an officer, assaulted, and arrested. Plaintiff was strip searched and called a monkey. False charges were levied against him which were ACD'd
Davis, Kent vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01699,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2014, ended June 24, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On September 23, 2013, Kent Davis was unlawfully detained, searched, arrested, and prosecuted on the false charge of attempted tampering with physical evidence. Mr. Davis regularly played chess in Fulton Park and had recently completed a game of chess when the defendants entered the park. After one of the officers falsely claimed Mr. Davis had marijuana, he was detained, questioned, searched and arrested, on the false claim that he had destroyed marijuana. At the 81st Precinct Stationhouse, defendant Hirsch, prepared or allowed to be prepared false police reports accusing Mr. Davis of attempted tampering with evidence. While at the Stationhouse, one or more of the defendants caused Mr. Davis to be strip-searche...
Braxton, Keith vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05516,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended August 27, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: On July 6, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully inside a commercial business building when several NYPD Officers including Officers Terrell Anderson, Forrest Hirsch, Jason Filoramo, Frank Muzikar, Peter McCarthy, Joseph Fichter, and Michael Espinosa entered the building and searched its locked basement and found contraband. Plaintiff was not the owner of the business and did not possess a key to the basement, but was nonetheless arrested by Officer Anderson. Officer Hirsch prepared paperwork in support of false charges against Plaintiff and conveyed such information to the District Attorney's Office. Plaintiff was eventually released after approximately 17 hours in custody and was not charged with any crimes.
Anderson V. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV02546,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$90,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Villafana et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV03591,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$50,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Littles v. The City of New York et al
Case # 14CV05002,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
