Named in 5 known lawsuits, $255,000 total settlements.
Mobarak, Ahmed vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518718/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 27, 2023
Sherwood, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV00282,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 19, 2023, ended February 10, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On August 13th, August 26th, September 10th, and October 18th, 2021, the Plaintiff received harassing and retaliatory texts and/or phone calls, including from PO John Madera, Tiagon Reis, Arthur Sturman, and Samantha Sturman. The texts and/or phone calls followed after the Plaintiff had made 311 reports regarding vehicles he believed were illegally parked, in downtown Brooklyn near the NYPD’s 84th Precinct and TD30. The texts/calls were intended to intimidate the Plaintiff and prevent him from exercising his First Amendment rights to lodge complaints with the government about illegal activity – including illegal NYPD parking. The incident on August 13th, 2021, involves Tiagon Reis. On that date, following the P...
Sherwood, Justin vs City of New York et al.
Case # 22CV07505,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 16, 2022, ended September 28, 2023
$156,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 13, 2021, the Plaintiff received a phone call from PO Reis after filing complaints regarding illegally parked vehicles near the 84th Precinct.
On August 26, 2021, the Plaintiff made additional complaints. Soon after, Det. Sturman called the Plaintiff, and an argument occurred between the two parties ending with Det. Sturman telling the Plaintiff "Stop calling, dickhead!"
On September 10, 2021, the Plaintiff noticed several illegally parked vehicles again, and submitted photographs/separate complaints to NYPD. PO Madera pretended to be a NYC 311 operator (the service that receives the initial complaints) and told the Plaintiff he might be banned from submitting additional complaints going forward.
On...
Fortune, Mario, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01539,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 27, 2015, ended February 22, 2017
$68,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint,
Third Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled up to this block, demanded to see everyone's ID, and started arresting every African American male on the block. Plaintiffs were taken to the 70th Precinct and. some were strip-searched. Plaintiff 1 and 2 were charged with dis con and consumption of alcohol in public. Plaintiff 3 was charged with dis con and OGA. Plaintiff 4 was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of marijuana possession. Plaintiff 5 was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct in addition to one count of a health code violation for allegedly spitting on the ground. Plaintiff 6 was charged with dis con. All charges were dismissed or ACD'd.
Burton, Austin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02902,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 12, 2014, ended February 2, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 22, 2014, at approximately 11:00 pm, Plaintiffs, Austin Burton, Kenny Dorcean, Edwin Gonzalez, Tyquan Jackson, Marvingt Julien, Rashed McNeil and Dady Michel were congregating with their friend James Landers at 636 East 21st Street, Unit 12, Brooklyn, New York, 11226. James Landers is the legal tenant of the subject premises. On March 22, 2014, at approximately 11:30 pm., James Landers vacated the premises for the purposes of going to the corner deli. On March 22, 2014, at approximately 11:40 pm, James Landers returned to the subject premises and observed Defendant NYPD Officers Michael Temperino, Wilson Caro and Samantha Struman listening at the front doorway of the subject premises. As James Landers ...