Named in 4 known lawsuits, $445,500 total settlements.
Mckenzie, Orlando, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 711334/2019,
Supreme Court - Queens, July 26, 2019, ended November 13, 2020
$47,500 Settlement
Fleurima, Bernardo, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02616,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 11, 2015, ended July 6, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers stopped and detained plaintiff, transported him to the 70th precinct, and once released, was not given some of his property back. Plaintiff charged of criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree, later dismissed. On a second incident, Defendant officers stopped and detained plaintiff while he was driving, hit plaintiff's vehicle, and sprayed pepper spray inside of the vehicle. Plaintiff needed medical attention for his injury. No charges were filed against Plaintiff for this incident.
Hall, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07463,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 13, 2015, ended June 5, 2017
$325,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On July 4th, 2014, Plaintiff, Justin Hall, was standing close to the apartment building where he lived in Brooklyn, NY. An acquaintance of Plaintiff had just taken a "Roman Candle" style firecracker out of the possession of a group of young children playing in the area. Plaintiff was not in the possession of any fireworks. Plaintiff then witnessed two NYPD officers walking towards him, including Defendant PO Ryan O'Connor. Out of precaution, to avoid being implicated in the possession of a firecracker by his friend, Plaintiff began to walk towards his apartment building. At this point, Defendant POs, including Ryan O'Connor, Ronnie Rivera, and Wilfredo Ramos, ran up to Plaintiff and aggressively slammed him int...
Cleveland, Chaz vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07379,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 22, 2014, ended September 3, 2015
$23,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 2, 2014, the Plaintiff was visiting a friend’s apartment when Defendant Officers entered and handcuffed his hands tightly. Plaintiff was falsely charged with consuming alcohol in public, obstructing government and resisting arrest. Defendants did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion to detail, stop or arrest Plaintiff inside the apartment or for anything that had occured earlier. Plaintiff was transported to a precinct, where Defendants filled out false police reports that were used to charge him. The plaintiff spent approximately 24 hours in custody before prosecutors declined to charge him the next day.