Named in 2 known lawsuits, $32,500 total settlements.
John, Amil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05950,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 3, 2015, ended January 17, 2017
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Original Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was driving and came across a police car parked in the middle of the street. Plaintiff tried to get an officer's attention to be redirected when officers approached the car and Sgt. Jiminez threw a ticket at him. Plaintiff called 311 to complain when officer Jiminez assaulted him, arrested him, and took him to the 67th precinct where he was held overnight.
Lewis, Joel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00814,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 11, 2014, ended January 21, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 27, 2013, Plaintiff let his dog out of his house and into his enclosed backyard. The backyard is completely fenced in, the dog had never escaped from the backyard, and there was no way for the dog to escape from there. Shortly thereafter, Plaintiff heard a gunshot. He went out and found two NYPD officers, names unknown, in his backyard. A police officer had discharged her weapon, shooting Plaintiff’s dog in the leg. The shooting was unjustified; Plaintiff’s dog had not left the backyard, had made no attempt to do so, and posed no threat to any person or property, including those of the NYPD officers. Thereafter, several additional NYPD officers arrived. One of them, name unknown, ordered Pla...