Named in 2 known lawsuits, $487,000 total settlements.
Whitmore, Eugene vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026179/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 12, 2017, ended May 2, 2022
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 7, 2015, Plaintiff was working when he received a call from a relative informing him that police in Bronx County were looking for him. Plaintiff immediately contacted police and made plans to come to the precinct and speak to the police. Shortly after entering the precinct, Plaintiff was brought into an interrogation room by NYPD officers and handcuffed to a bar in the room. NYPD officers told Plaintiff that he had been implicated in a robbery, but Plaintiff explained that he had been at work at the time and couldn't have committed the robbery. Despite this, Defendant NYPD officers, without a warrant or any legal right, wrongfully handcuffed and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to central book...
Sakevich, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07165,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 11, 2013, ended March 7, 2016
$475,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 10, 2012, Officer Martha Lequerica and a sergeant stopped plaintiff's vehicle without just cause. Officer Lequerica ordered plaintiff out of the car and searched, handcuffed, and arrested him without probable cause. Officers Luis Martinez and Robert Veloz were present. Officers Teres Nivar, Jose Morales, and Nilka Vargas then arrived at the location. Officer Lequerica intentionally tightened plaintiff's right handcuff, resulting in pain. Plaintiff asked for it to be loosened, and his request was ignored. Plaintiff was placed in a van with Officers Novar, Morales, and an unknown officer. He repeatedly asked them to loosen his handcuff or provide him with medical care and was ignored. He was taken to a pr...