Named in 5 known lawsuits, $88,500 total settlements.
Rotondi, Antonio vs Police Officer Oneil, Robert, et al.
Case # 18CV00403,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 20, 2018, ended December 21, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped while driving and was demanded by Defendant Officer to produce paperwork on the car to which the Plaintiff cooperated and Defendant Officer arrested the Plaintiff without any justification. The Plaintiff appeared in court and charges were dismissed.
Rizvi, Hina Obo Maalaika, Khawaja an Inf., et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01900,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 29, 2015, ended February 17, 2017
$46,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff's family member had been shot by a police officer. While watching at the scene, Plaintiff 1 tried to record the incident when she was grabbed and assaulted. The other Plaintiffs were also handcuffed and arrested and taken to the 107th Precinct. They received dis con summonses.
Ali, Ameer Adrian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05164,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 31, 2014, ended June 17, 2015
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 11, 2013, an NYPD officer known only by his last name O'Neil and another unidentified officer arrested Plaintiff Amir Adrian Ali for possession of a sheetrock knife, a tool used by Plaintiff, who is a sheetrock worker by trade. The officers allegedly found the knife to be a gravity knife, illegal to possess under New York Law. Plaintiff alleges specifically false arrest and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Cooper, Ambrose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03698,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 16, 2014, ended January 11, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 12, 2013, plaintiff exited a grocery store and was walking down the street when he heard someone yell "Stop!" Not knowing if this statement applied to him, plaintiff kept walking. Suddenly, he was kicked and fell face down on the ground. Plaintiffs saw a set of the defendant P.O.s Edward Madden, Robert O'Neil, William Ditomaso, Matthew Kudow, John and Jane Does 1-10 standing over him. The officers kicked plaintiff all over his body while he was lying on the ground, and plaintiff fell unconscious. When plaintiff awoke in the hospital, he noticed that despite his condition, he was physically restrained to his hospital bed and that some of the defendant officers were on guard at his bed. The officers clai...
Felix, Paul vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 703456/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, May 27, 2014, ended March 31, 2015
$25,000 Settlement