Named in 10 known lawsuits, $469,000 total settlements.
Arbelaez, Sebastian, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV06543,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 29, 2017, ended January 13, 2020
$170,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers from the Bronx Narcotics Unit forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment with guns drawn and destructively and unreasonably searched it. Officers handcuffed all the Plaintiffs, brought them to the living room, and kept asking where the drugs were. Officers intentionally destroyed property, strip searched Plaintiffs, and took them into a room one by one to interrogate them. 3 Plaintiffs were arrested, taken to the 48th Precinct, and charged with Criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree (N.Y.P.L. 220.50 (03)) and Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (N.Y.P.L. 220.03). Criminal charges against all Plaintiffs were eventually dismissed.
Williams, Alfonso vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01367,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 18, 2015, ended October 21, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: First incident Defendants forcefully entered plaintiffs home, assaulted him, and arrested him. While in custody at Rikers, Plaintiff was assaulted by a CO.
Shinaul, Georgia, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV08615,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 10, 2013, ended June 16, 2014
$67,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2010, Plaintiffs were inside their home when the defendant officers broke down the front door. Defendants aggressively entered the apartment and began terrorizing the plaintiffs. Defendants had a search warrant that had been procured by knowingly providing false information to a Criminal Court judge. Defendants unlawfully searched Plaintiffs' apartment and no contraband was found. Nonetheless, defendants handcuffed Plaintiffs and took them into custody, despite lacking probable cause. They were transported to the precinct where Plaintiffs Johnson and Gaddy were released directly from the precinct, while Plaintiffs Shinaul and Kemble were put through the booking system at Manhattan Central Booking...
Jackson, Victor vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06137,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 5, 2013, ended July 1, 2014
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint,
2nd Amended Complaint
Description: On or about July 24, 2013, Plaintiff was walking up the stairs to his grandmother’s apartment when he was approached by Defendant police officers sprinting up the stairs behind him. Thereafter, Defendant police officers approached Plaintiff and immediately began to question him about the location of weapons and narcotics. Plaintiff did not possess any weapons or narcotics or know their location. After searching Plaintiff and finding no weapons or narcotics, Defendants nonetheless handcuffed him. When Plaintiff asked why he was being held, Defendant police officers then proceeded to smash Plaintiff’s face into a metal electrical box within the stairwell multiple times. Thereafter, Plaintiff was taken to the 23rd...
Harrigan et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV02169,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$17,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
Lizardi et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV04593,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$49,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Howlett v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV07811,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Hall v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08573,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Rodriguez v. City of New York et al
Case # 04CV07405,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Crump v. The City of New York et al
Case # 05CV06768,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint