Named in 4 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Pluma v. The City of New York
Case # 162488/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx
Settlement
Trotman v. The City of New York et al
Case # 021648/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx
Settlement
McClary et al v. Nieves et al
Case # 12CV05300,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$55,000 Settlement
Settlement,
Complaint
Description: A neighbor falsely reported that Plaintiff 1 had a gun on him and was harassing her, when in reality he was visiting home and catching up with his sister, Plaintiff 2. The police arrived at the home and broke down the door, dragged Plaintiff 2 outside and handcuffed Plaintiff 1. Both plaintiffs were taken to the 113th Precinct and the house was searched without a warrant. The unspecified charges against both plaintiffs were dismissed. In addition to this incident, in an earlier encounter the same officers had entered their home without a warrant and destroyed the property in such a way where it was uninhabitable during the time of its repairs. The officers mocked the plaintiffs for the previous incident.
Mejias v. City of New York et al
Case # 04CV08898,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was entering the Emergency Assistance Unit with his 3 children that evening when he beeping going through the metal detector and began to explain to the defendants that it was his EMS badge. The defendants then pushed the plaintiff and punched him in the stomach repeatedly, then dragged him to the back of the room and mocked him, handcuffed him, and removed his badge in front of his children. The plaintiff was then arrested and was charged with pretending to be a police officer. The plaintiff had to be hospitalized and was taken to the hospital, but once Officer Delgado and Officer Reyes learned how long the wait time would be, they chose to take the plaintiff to central booking without receiving ...
