Named in 12 known lawsuits, $306,273 total settlements.
Ellis, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507467/2026,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 5, 2026
Dunbar, Aquil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 25CV06617,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 24, 2026
Martin, Dean vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 530959/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 11, 2025
Jackson, Frederick vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504569/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 4, 2023, ended June 29, 2026
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 12, 2020, plaintiff Frederick Jackson was sleeping in his bed located in his home in Brooklyn, when several police officers, among whom sergeant Avinash Patel, detective Krystopher Valentin, detective Matthew Fagan, police officer Steven Rupnick, detective specialist Patrick Barry, and sergeant Umar Khitab, awoke him, executing a search warrant obtained by using false information. The target of the warrant was a person who was not living in the apartment. The plaintiff was holding a baseball bat believing that his apartment has been burglarized. After the officers screamed to drop the bat, he dropped it and the officers searched him unlawfully. The plaintiff was handcuffed and told that he was arres...
Smith-Ruffin, Rayshaun vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 512272/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 2, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 16, 2020 at approximately 6AM, PO Tiffany Martinez, Eric Delman, Patrick Craig, and other officers including Cuoco, Isabelle, Patel, Albarracin, Perico, Feely, Gale, Abrams, Garcia, Seery, Avent, Valentin, Barry, Malone, Boehm, and Fagan illegally entered the Plaintiff's home without a warrant. They demanded the plaintiff to get on the ground and dragged them out from underneath his bed. They then forced the plaintiff to stand by grapping his arms and then slammed him onto the ground without legal authority to do so before forcing him up again. The officers violently physically restrained the plaintiff by contorting his arms behind him and utilizing handcuffs that were excessively tight. Despite the...
Murray, Chevon, Ind'lly & as Mng of T., J., et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV06892,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 15, 2021, ended October 23, 2023
$175,000 Settlement
Complaint
Allstate Insurance Company Aso Diliberti, Anthony vs Patel, Avinash, et al.
Case # 009087/2020,
Civil Court - Kings, July 21, 2020, ended August 31, 2022
$2,523 Settlement
Rogers, Shaheim, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV03360,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 11, 2019, ended January 10, 2020
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 25, 2017, Shaheim Rogers, Bevon Benn, and Sianna Stewart were waiting for a friend inside a rental Zipcar outside of an apartment building. Officers Fagan, Patel, Khitab, and Does approached the car, ordered everyone outside, tightly handcuffed them, searched them, searched the Zipcar, and searched Sianna's wallet. The officers found no contraband. The officers asked who the owner of the car was, and the group responded that it was Dayvoun Joyner, their friend. The officers refused to let Sianna call Dayvoun, and brought them to the precinct for processing, where they again searched the group. Dayvoun came to the precinct and told officers that the group was authorized to drive the car, but they rema...
Stewart, Sianna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV04841,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 4, 2018, ended July 1, 2019
$16,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 25, 2017, plaintiff was sitting in a Zipcar rented by a friend when defendant officers approached the car and ordered everyone to exit. Plaintiff was handcuffed and subjected to an illegal search. She was falsely arrested and charged with possession of a forged instrument, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of marihuana. All charges were dismissed.
In November 2017, defendant police officers again illegally searched and then arrested plaintiff. Though defendant police officers all knew that plaintiff had not committed any offense, they still transported her to the precinct for processing. Ultimately, the prosecutors declined to prosecute.
Hunter, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05634,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 15, 2013, ended April 23, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers assaulted Plaintiff when Plaintiff challenged their authority to demand ID as he cleaned up after a party in his own yard. They falsely charged with him Resisting Arrest, DisCon & MJ ñ all charges that were eventually dismissed.
Wright, Shira as Mng Bhatti, Assad, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 000271/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 7, 2013, ended June 24, 2014
$30,000 Settlement
St. Juliette, Rachel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026916/2009,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 10, 2009, ended March 6, 2017
$20,000 Settlement