Named in 3 known lawsuits, $829,000 total settlements.
Rodriguez, Esmeralda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV04626,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 17, 2020, ended January 20, 2021
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 14, 2018, plaintiff was listening to music with friends outside of a friend's car dealership. Detective Fabio Nunez and Police Officer Shanee Hansler approached the group and demanded identification. Plaintiff saw the officers taser her friend and place him in a chokehold as he was walking away. When plaintiff asked them to stop, she was also tasered and handcuffed tightly. The officers lied and said plaintiff attacked the officers, leading to her charge of obstructing governmental administration in the second degree. Police Officer David Callan testified falsely to this effect to the DA. The charge was ultimately dismissed and sealed.
Medina, Tomas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV09412,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 1, 2019, ended July 20, 2021
$562,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 14, 2018, officers Nunez and Hansler approached Mr. Medina and his friends on the street where they were listening to music which the officers thought was too loud. Nunez applied a chokehold and shocked Mr. Medina 13 times with a taser. Over twenty officers responded and no one intervened. An unnamed officer slapped Mr. Medina while he was in handcuffs. Officers Siciliano and Htoo conducted an improper search both in the parking lot and also in the precinct, where they pulled down Mr. Medina's pants and left him in his boxers in full view of the precinct. Mr. Medina was falsely charged with assaulting an officer, attempted resisting arrest, attempted obstructing governmental administration, and attempte...
Brown, Maliek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV01575,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2019, ended July 26, 2022
$250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 6, 2018, Plaintiff was arrested for shoplifting in a Walgreens. Plaintiff informed the officers, including Morales, that he is a Type 1 diabetic and needed insulin. The officers ignored his request. At the precinct and central booking, Plaintiff repeatedly requested the officers and practically begged to get him to the hospital; the requests were either ignored were rejected. His request for water was also denied. Plaintiff stayed in central booking for the whole night before he was taken to the hospital when he collapsed to the floor. As a result, Plaintiff developed serious complications from diabetes called "Diabetes Ketone Acedosis". Plaintiff developed a serious infection in his feet requiring him t...
