Named in 13 known lawsuits, $903,501 total settlements.
Correa, Carlos vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 514986/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 18, 2020, ended October 22, 2025
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 17, 2019, NYPD officers, including Officer Peralta, forcibly entered the plaintiff's apartment at 60 Division Avenue, Brooklyn, without consent or justification. The officers allegedly obtained a warrant through fraudulent means. Once inside, they handcuffed the plaintiff, searched his apartment, and ridiculed him by placing a party hat on his head. During the search, they seized approximately $40,000 in cash from a locked safe, which was the plaintiff’s life savings. The officers damaged property during the search and falsely claimed to have found illegal drugs. Despite finding no contraband, the plaintiff was arrested and detained for 10 hours, after which a criminal case was initiated based on fabric...
Evans, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505215/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 16, 2017
Complaint
Description: On March 19, 2014, at approximately 7:30pm, Plaintiff Brandon Evans parked his car directly across the street from his home located at 436 Atkins Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. After briefly going inside to change into gym clothes, Plaintiff returned to his car to find that his friend, who was a passenger in the car and who had waited with the car, was being handcuffed by unidentified NYPD officers. When Plaintiff approached, the Defendant officers asked Plaintiff if the car belonged to him, and when Plaintiff replied in the affirmative, he was seized, placed in excessively tight handcuffs, and then placed in a van and taken to the 75th Precinct where he was held until 3:30am that evening. While en route, the officers...
Mcclain, Dishanna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06813,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 4, 2015, ended August 8, 2017
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was with her cousin when two plain-clothes officers approached and searched Plaintiff, tightly handcuffed her, and took her to the 75th precinct. False charges were filed against her (not specified) which were later dismissed.
Johnson, Tony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 013503/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 19, 2015, ended September 30, 2016
$7,500 Settlement
Schulman, Raymond vs Sergeant Calhoun, Gary, et al.
Case # 15CV01736,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 18, 2015, ended October 23, 2015
$12,501 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint,
Judgment
Description: Plaintiff stopped on the street and Officers invasively searched him, arrested him, and took him to the 75th Precinct. Charged with false drug charges, later dismissed.
Burney, Ronnie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 011322/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 17, 2015, ended April 20, 2017
$500,000 Settlement
Summons/Complaint
Bell, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03697,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 1, 2015, ended August 4, 2015
$38,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff videotaped arrest of unknown individual. Defendant officers violently forced plaintiff to the ground, arrested him and brought him to the 75th precinct. On the ride to the precinct, plaintiff was physically and verbally assaulted. Defendant officers accused plaintiff of engaging in previous crimes such as obstruction of governmental administration. At the precinct, plaintiff underwent a strip search. Plaintiff was taken to central booking, and received an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.
Woodruff, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 501450/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 5, 2015
Complaint
Description: On November 11, 2013 at approximately 6:00 PM, Plaintiff was sitting inside his vehicle which was lawfully parked on the street, waiting for his co-worker. Officers Kevin Peralta and Jean Fiorello, Sgt. Dandrea and other unknown officers approached Plaintiff's vehicle and asked him to exit, without justification or cause. As Plaintiff was exiting his vehicle, the officers grabbed Plaintiff's left arm and forcibly yanked him out of the car. The officers then struck Plaintiff's ribs with a nightstick/asp, fracturing Plaintiff's rib.
Plaintiff was handcuffed and taken to the precinct. On November 12, 2013 at approximately 8:00 AM, Plaintiff was taken to central booking, and after 30 hours in police custody, Plai...
Jones, Theresa, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 001361/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 3, 2015
Complaint
Description: On or about April 2, 2014, Theresa Jones and Shakeba Jones (collectively,Plaintiff) were at or about a premises located at 323 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, Kings County. Plaintiffs were assaulted, battered, falsely arrested and falsely imprisoned by defendant police officers POLICE OFFICER KAMIL PAC , POLICE OFFICER KELVIN PERALTA, POLICE OFFICER FRANCESCO ALLEVATO , POLICE OFFICER SAMUEL CAREY and unidentified JOHN DOE police officers (collectively, Defendant). The complaint does not elaborate as to additional facts surrounding these allegations.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, within the scope of their employment, without justification, without probable cause, created and submitted an erroneous p...
Gordon, Leroy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07374,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 19, 2014, ended January 7, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On May 19, 2014, plaintiff left his home to pick up his stepson in Brooklyn, New York. A police officer asked to speak with plaintiff. He declined and kept walking. The police officers did not like this, and began to accost/harass plaintiff, placing him into a chokehold. Plaintiff was placed into a police van, he was not read his rights, and then he was taken to jail after being booked.
Payne, Owen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05503,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 4, 2013, ended June 2, 2014
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On December 19, 2012, plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk, at the corner of Sutter and Euclid Avenues in Brooklyn, NY, on his way to his brother's apartment. An unmarked police car pulled next to him and stopped suddenly. Peralta and Rosenberg jumped out and accosted plaintiff. Plaintiff was pushed against a nearby fence, patted down roughly, and his pockets searched. When plaintiff verbally protested, defendants violently struck him with their fists and batons, sprayed him with pepper spray, knocked him to the ground, banged his head against the sidewalk, and Peralta spit on him. Plaintiff was handcuffed and arrested. Plaintiff was transported to the 75th Precinct. He was denied medical attention. Plaintiff ...
Wilson v. The City of New York
Case # 10CV04206,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$25,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Officers arrested Plaintiff on the street without cause and falsely charged him with criminal possession of a weapon in the second and fourth degree and resisting arrest. During the course of arrest, one of the Officers struck Plaintiff over the left eye with the butt of his gun while the other Officers hit Plaintiff about his head and body, until he required stitches above his eyes and staples to his skull.
Beaton v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV01303,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
12-cv-01303-NG-MDG stip.pdf,
Amended Complaint