Named in 12 known lawsuits, $634,750 total settlements.
Rivera, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02874,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 17, 2016, ended August 9, 2019
$89,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 8, 2015, plaintiff witnessed and recorded a physical struggle between his neighbor and two defendant officers taking place in the hallway of his apartment building. More defendant officers arrived and one pointed her weapon at plaintiff until he cleared the hallway yet continued to record from his apartment unit before having the phone he was recording with grabbed by another defendant officer and being arrested without probable cause. Defendant officers then unlawfully searched plaintiffs apartment and his phone. Plaintiff repeatedly complained his handcuffs and ankle shackles were too tight, was ignored, and imprisoned in the precinct for about 12 hours. Plaintiff was transferred to central booking w...
Stokes, Salim vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00413,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 4, 2016, ended January 19, 2017
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 28, 2013, plaintiff was exiting his aunt's residential building when defendant P.O. Hewitt approached plaintiff. Hewitt asked plaintiff for ID, and plaintiff complied. Hewitt then informed plaintiff that he was under arrest, and rear-handcuffed him. Injured by the handcuffs, plaintiff asked (in vain) if they could be removed to avoid further injury. Plaintiff spent approx. 24 hours in custody before his release. He was charged with several (trespass) crimes, which were all dismissed.
On January 14, 2015, plaintiff was passing by 420 Columbia Street on his way to a bodega, when defendant P.O. Izzo and Brooks approached him and asked for identification. Izzo told plaintiff he was being stopped because ...
Onsoy, Shamende, et al. vs Izzo, Michael, et al.
Case # 15CV05574,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 2, 2015, ended October 5, 2016
$18,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 29, 2015, around 12:00 a.m., Plaintiffs were sitting outside a residence. Some NYPD officers, including Officer Izzo, unlawfully stopped Plaintiffs and (including Officers Izzo, Pichardo and Gambina) asked them for identification. Plaintiffs complied. The officers, including Officers Izzo, Pichardo, and Gambina, told Plaintiffs to turn around and put their hands behind their backs, unlawfully handcuffed Plaintiffs, and then unlawfully searched Plaintiffs. The officers arrested Plaintiffs and transported them to the 60th Precinct, where Plaintiffs were held for 24 hours before arraignment.
The officers, including Officers Izzo, Pichardo, and Gambina, falsely claimed that they had seen Plaintiffs cons...
Glover, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01636,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs got out of the cab after returning from a restaurant when several officers approached them. One of the officers asked for Plaintiffs' food, which Plaintiff refused. The officers ordered Plaintiffs to get on the ground, and asked them what they were doing. Plaintiff explained that they were getting food. The officers, including Officer Angelo Pizzarro, struck Plaintiff in the back with their knees and flashlights. The officers, including Officer Pizzarro, falsely placed Plaintiff under arrest. At the precinct, the officers, including Officer Pizzarro and Officer Michael Walsh, falsely reported to the DA's Office that they have observed Plaintiffs commit crimes they have not commit...
Brown, Alfred vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01350,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2014, ended May 12, 2014
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, plaintiff brothers were lawfully present in the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, searching for plaintiff Brown’s 15 year-old son, who had not been heard from in several hours. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime, defendants Police Officers searched, seized, arrested and handcuffed them. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct, where the officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiffs commit various crimes, including burglary in the 3rd degree, a felony, and prepar...
Compere, Ralph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00560,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiff was walking down the street and not engaged in any unlawful behavior, when several NYPD Officers, including Defendants Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, and Angelo Pizzarro, stopped Plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion that he had committed any crime. Defendant NYPD Officers seized Plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, used excessive force to transport him to a nearby grocery store where they once again struck Plaintiff about the head and body. Defendants used excessive force to put Plaintiff to the ground, and they placed him under arrest. Plaintiff was eventually taken to a police precinct, where De...
Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00561,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$115,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs were approximately 50 feet from a grocery store when several unidentified police officers stopped and searched them. Plaintiffs were then forced to the ground by POs Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, Angelo Pizzarro, and additional officers whose names were unknown at the time the complaint was filed. One of the officers intentionally wiped his boot on one Plaintiff’s leg. PO Walsh and other officers then placed Plaintiffs under arrest despite the fact that they had no probable cause to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. The other officers who were present did nothing to prevent the unlawful actions com...
Wheeler, Ramel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07421,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended March 5, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, the plaintiff was detained and questioned by police officers when he arrived at his father's building. The plaintiff explained that he was meeting his fathers. The officers unlawfully searched him, punched him, threw him to the ground, tightly handcuffed him and falsely arrested him. No contraband was ever recovered from the plaintiff. He was taken to the 61st precinct where the officers falsely informed employees of the DA's office that they observed plaintiff looting and prepared false paperwork to that effect. The plaintiff was taken to central booking on November 1, 2012 and arraigned on November 3, 2012. Because he was unable to make bail, he was taken to Rikers Island. The plaintiff w...
Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 018857/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 19, 2013, ended February 10, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Diaz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06377,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended May 27, 2014
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiff was lawfully within the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Plaintiff was walking down the street and was not engaged in any unlawful behavior. Several New York City Police Officers, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO stopped plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO seized plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, using excessive force to transport plaintiff to Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Defendant...
Lancaster, Tyree vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04707,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 21, 2013, ended April 30, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On May 12 2012 Plaintiff Tyree Lancaster was walking with his friend Thomas Jeter in Brooklyn NY. Three detectives, including Izzo, approached the pair. Without explanation, the defendant Izzo placed plaintiff and friend into handcuffs despite no probable cause of any crimes of offenses. Defendant searched plaintiff, finding nothing. Jeter was arrested due to being banned from public housing property. At precinct, officers falsely informed County District Attorney's office they observed plaintiff committing crimes of obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and spitting. Plaintiff was arraigned in Kings County Criminal Court and released on his own recognizance after ...
Torres, Patrick and Chaperone, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 30, 2013, ended March 25, 2014
$130,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiffs were lawfully exiting 2750 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. The defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO, stopped plaintiffs without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants seized plaintiffs and used excessive force to transport plaintiffs to the vicinity of Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. At that location, defendants, including WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO used excessive force against plaintiffs and placed them under arrest, despite the fact that they had no probable ca...