Prescott, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV06391,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 12, 2021, ended November 10, 2021
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 1, 2018, Plaintiff was in his home when police officers (Officer Ryan Hoey, Officer Rose, Officer Mecca) entered the home without a warrant and arrested the plaintiff without probable cause. At the (unspecified) precinct, Officer Ryan Hoey wrote an arrest report including false statements that the officers had seen plaintiff committing crimes. The defendants (officers above as well as Sergeant Bartels) knew Officer Hoey wrote false statements and would send them to the Queens DA. The charges were eventually dismissed.
The complaint makes vague references to excessive force (in first claim for deprivation of rights under the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 14th amendments) and bodily injury (in the...