Nicholas Albergo

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $36,250 total settlements.

Hasnain, Anees et Al vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06221, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 20, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 13, 2021, Plaintiffs Anees Hasnain and Luis Mejia were peacefully participating in a protest near the Metropolitan Museum of Art when they were unlawfully detained and arrested by Defendant NYPD officers. Officer Albergo violently grabbed Plaintiff Hasnain's head, slamming her to the ground, causing her to lose consciousness and sustain a concussion. Simultaneously, Plaintiff Mejia was dragged to the ground and injured, with his arm forcibly extended, causing damage to his left elbow and arm. Both plaintiffs were handcuffed excessively tightly and arrested without probable cause. The officers did not read them their rights or offer a summons but instead transported them to the 28th Precinct in a pr...

Smith, Nalaya vs Albergo, Nicholas, Et. Al
Case # 514722/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, October 7, 2019
Complaint
Description: On January 25, 2018, at 7:45 pm plaintiff was lawfully parked inside of her vehicle in the vicinity of her friend’s apartment building, located at Gates Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff's friend got into the vehicle and Plaintiff drove to a nearby parking spot. Defendant officers asked for Plaintiff’s license and registration which plaintiff gave. Defendants did not have any reasonable suspicion or probable cause to think plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff did not possess any illegal drugs, contrabands or weapon. However, defendants unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, falsely arrested/ imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted plaintiff, and denied plaintiff the right to d...

Denmark, Shatee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01224, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 14, 2018, ended October 3, 2019
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The Plaintiff was sitting outside of the address when Defendant Officers approached him and asked for identification. The Plaintiff did not have an ID on him but tried to cooperate with Defendant Officers. Defendant Officers told Plaintiff tat he had a warrant and would need to be taken to jail, the Plaintiff thought this was a mistake but allowed himself to be handcuffed when Defendant Officers falsely claimed that he was resisting arrest and physically assaulted him and with a metal baton. Defendant Officers sprayed the Plaintiff with mace and shot him with a taser. Plaintiff was taken to Kings County Hospital and later transported to the precinct and central booking and later to Brooklyn Hospital. All charge...

Denmark, Shatee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV07101, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 30, 2016, ended December 18, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 8, 2015, plaintiff was sitting outside a residence. Police officers approached and asked for his id, but he did not have. He tried to cooperate by telling them his name, but officers told him he had a warrant out and would be taken to jail. Plaintiff, believing this was a mistake, still cooperated an allowed himself to be handcuffed. Officers then claimed he was resisting arrest, beat him with their hands and feet and hit him with metal batons in his head and metal batons. Officers also sprayed him with mac and shot him with a taser. They also contorted plaintiff's arm which was in a cast painfully behind his back. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct and central booking. When brought before th...

Negron, Jesus vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02228, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 5, 2016, ended November 14, 2016
$26,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On Aug. 5, 2015, plaintiff was arrested, handcuffed and escorted to an awaiting police vehicle because officers alleged he had stolen orthopedic inserts from a pharmacy. While in the car, plaintiff became concerned when officers were not driving in the direction of the precinct and called 911 out of fear they would harm him. Officers then stopped the car, exited, and entered the back seat where they assaulted the plaintiff by kicking and punching him. Plaintiff complained of a pain in his thumb, but officers refused to take him to the hospital. Once at the precinct, plaintiff was again attacked by additional officers. When he was finally taken to the hopspital, he was diagnosed with a fractured thumb.