Named in 8 known lawsuits, $92,001 total settlements.
Simpson, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 014778/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 23, 2015, ended August 3, 2017
Zero Disposition
Miller, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01086,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 9, 2015, ended March 6, 2016
$5,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: May 16, 2014 , plaintiff was falsely arrested by defendants while lawfully present in his vehicle at a stoplight. Defendants proceeded to conduct an illegal search without consent or probable cause.
White, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00270,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 3, 2015, ended April 6, 2016
$6,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was walking towards his grandmother's apt after picking up a bottle of Hennessey at the liquor store and was approached by officers. One officer slammed the bottle against a fence. He was taken in for a supposed open warrant, asked to be fingerprinted and when he said no he and was taken by force from the holding cell, put in handcuffs, choked and tasered.
Holley, Branden, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00286,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 20, 2015, ended April 9, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiffs while they were sitting in a parked car, ordered them out, searched the car, and arrested them. Criminal charges were filed against them that were later ACD'd.
Hooker, Thomas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 014005/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 15, 2014, ended March 16, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Newton, Anson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505827/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 30, 2014, ended November 7, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Garcia, Juan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01632,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended September 3, 2014
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 12, 2012, at approximately 9:30 p.m., plaintiff Juan Garcia, a Hispanic American, was at Marcy Park, Brooklyn, when he was illegally stopped and questioned by the defendant NYPD officers, including Wadsen Jean Baptiste and John Dennis, pursuant to a practice of disproportionately stopping and questioning African-American and Hispanic-American individuals. Despite plaintiff not committing a crime or offense, the defendant officers arrested and transported him to a police precinct. The defendant officers created and used false evidence against plaintiff, leading to his detention and prosecution on false charges that he had violated park rules. All charges were eventually dismissed and sealed. This i...
Williams, Ubaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07363,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 31, 2013, ended December 2, 2014
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2011 in Brooklyn on Wartman Ave, Defendant Police Officers John Dennis, Marcos Vasquez and “John Does” and “Jane Does” 1-10. Without cause, illegally detained, falsely arrested, indicted and imprisoned the Plaintiff for allegedly patronizing a prostitute in the third degree. This charge was dismissed on October 2, 2012. Defendants did not consent to the detainment when he was falsely arrested without probable cause. He was falsely incarcerated from October 6th to 7th in 2011.