Named in 6 known lawsuits, $87,500 total settlements.
Cannella, Tajon vs Detective Lasalle, Julio, et al.
Case # 151531/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, May 24, 2018
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2015 at approximately 9:45 pm Plaintiff was inside his bedroom at 388 Pearl Street Apt 5f, New York, NY when Defendants, NYPD officers, executed a search warrant for Plaintiff's apartment that Defendants obtained from investigating Plaintiff's brother who has been classified as a gang member by the NYPD and has been arrested on several occasions. Defendants entered the apartment with their guns drawn and told everyoen in the apartment to get onto the floor. Defendants broke through plaintiff's locked bedroom door and pointed their gun at plaintiff, threw him down in a violent manner, kicked him onthe floor and unlawfully handcuffed him without probable cause. Defendants unlawfully searched and ...
Terry, James vs Detective Lasalle, Julio, et al.
Case # 151530/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, May 24, 2018
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2015, the plaintiff was lawfully visiting a friend at the friend's lower Manhattan apartment when NYPD detectives, officers, a lieutenant, a sergeant, and a captain forcefully entered with guns drawn. The NYPD officials ordered the occupants to freeze and drop to the floor—an instruction that the plaintiff obeyed. While the plaintiff lie face down on the floor, the NYPD officers kicked him repeatedly, causing him pain. At no time did the NYPD defendants have an objective, factual basis to believe that the plaintiff violated any laws. The plaintiff showed the NYPD defendants his government-issued identification card establishing that he was not a resident of the apartment. Nevertheless, the ...
Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01737,
U.S. District Court - Southern District CA, May 11, 2018
Complaint
Description: On March 18, 2015, the plaintiff was pulled over for allegedly making an illegal left turn and asked to step out of his vehicle. Officers searched the plaintiff, revealing a butterfly knife, and his car without consent. Officers took plaintiff to the precinct and conducted a strip search before placing him in a cell for two or three hours. Officers returned and forced plaintiff to strip in front of the other people in the holding cell. Officers placed the plaintiff in handcuffs, held him on a table, and attempted to conduct an anal cavity check. Plaintiff refused and was slammed on the table and struck. The officers did not return all of plaintiff's property upon release and falsified a charge that he was i...
Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03717,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about March 8, 2015 Plaintiff, a black man, was driving a black Mercedes and was pulled over in an unmarked police car without probable cause alleging that Plaintiff had made an illegal turn when he had not. Plaintiff had previously been stopped by police years before when they falsely accused him of being in the park after midnight. On that night, Police slammed Plaintiff to the ground and smashed his hand with a boot. Plaintiff has a lasting injury known as "mallet finger" that makes his right pinky droop and cause sharp pain. The injury required at least 15 doctor visits. When Officer stopped Plaintiff in 2015, they saw the previous arrest and searched Plaintiff's car without his consent. Despite not f...
Harris, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08456,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 28, 2015, ended April 23, 2018
$42,500 Settlement
Complaint,
complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped and searched on the street. Despite finding no weapon or contraband, Defendant Officers arrested plaintiff, took him to the 20th precinct, and attempted to charge him with weapon possession but the DA declined to prosecute.
Martinez, Migdalia, et Al By Gal Dumy, Jose and Batista , Millie By Gal Mariinez, Migdalia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 013028/2007,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 11, 2007, ended March 14, 2014
$45,000 Settlement