Named in 8 known lawsuits, $95,000 total settlements.
Henderson, Jarell, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153674/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, April 21, 2023
Complaint
Description: On September 24, 2021 at approximately 6:00 a.m., in the vicinity of inside an apartment located at 60 East 106th Street, New York, New York, Plaintiffs, Jarell Henderson and Jessica Soto, were illegally stopped, seized and searched, battered and assaulted, detained, and arrested, by and/or at the direction of defendants, including Police Officer Daniel Cody, Police Officer Michael Ricketts, Michael Whiteman and several unnamed NYPD officers. On said date and time, Plaintiffs were lawfully present and sleeping with Ms. Soto's child also sleeping in another bedroom in the vicinity of this complained-of-incident. Defendants then unlawfully entered aforementioned apartment without a valid search warrant by damagi...
Salazar, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 018590/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, October 20, 2016, ended August 8, 2017
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 25, 2015 at approximately 5:40 am, Plaintiff was arrested without probable cause by Police Officer George Annarella, Police Officer Michael Ricketts, and four John Doe police officers. Defendant police officers prosecuted plaintiff without probable cause or justification, with malice, bad faith, and deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's rights, causing Plaintiff to be incarcerated for approximately five days. This resulted in significant, severe, painful and permanent personal injuries, physical injuries, psychological and emotional suffering, humiliation and embarrassment, all of which continue to present day.
Brown, Shasha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03162,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 23, 2015, ended January 20, 2017
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 3, 2012, Plaintiff took a yellow taxi to his mother's house. Upon arrival, the taxi's credit card machine was malfunctioning so Plaintiff asked him to help with the machine or take Plaintiff to an ATM so he could withdraw cash to pay for the ride. The taxi driver took Plaintiff to a NYPD precinct. When the NYPD officers ran Plaintiff's credit card through the taxi's credit card machine, the transaction was approved. When Plaintiff went to leave the precinct POs Ricketts and John Does began to yell and handcuffed Plaintiff behind his back. They charged Plaintiff with Resisting Arrest and Harassment in the Second Degree. They confined Plaintiff in a holding cell. They filed false and misleading police rep...
Ramos, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 161960/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, January 14, 2015, ended October 10, 2018
Zero Disposition
Flores, Jorge vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06496,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 18, 2013, ended April 16, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested on the street as a robbery suspect even though the complaining witness told the officers that plaintiff was not involved. DA declined to prosecute
Mayor, Erik vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01255,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 13, 2013, ended October 15, 2013
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Officers arrested and assaulted Plaintiff at his restaurant. Plaintiff was then charged with various crimes which were later dismissed
Brown v. The City of New York et al
Case # 15CV03162,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Complaint
Description: After Plaintiff's credit card would not swipe in the taxi, the driver drove him to a nearby precinct where he was handcuffed and charged with Resisting Arrest and Harassment in the Second Degree, which were ACD'd
Arvelo v. The City of New York et al
Case # 11CV06229,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant officers unlawfully entered Plaintiff's apartment, used force against her, arrested everyone inside, and took them to the 23rd precinct. Plaintiff was charged with resisting arrest which was later dismissed and sealed
