Named in 5 known lawsuits, $58,500 total settlements.
Petit-Frere, Walkens vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00470,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2017, ended December 15, 2017
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 9, 2015, plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk when several police officers approached, questioned, and detained him. Plaintiff had not committed any crime. He was still placed in handcuffs and brought to the precinct, where he was held for several hours until he was released with a DAT. The DA refused to prosecute his case.
Holderman, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05547,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 30, 2015, ended October 17, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff under the guise of a VTL violation/warrant, took him into custody. Charges were ACD'd.
Thompson, Orelenzo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04857,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 9, 2015, ended April 13, 2016
$16,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff while he was walking with a group of friends, asked for ID, and shoved Plaintiff to the ground when he asked why they were being stopped. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed, taken to the 70th Precinct, and charged with Resisting Arrest and Loitering, which have been dismissed and sealed.
Jackson, Tyquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01000,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 6, 2015, ended November 24, 2015
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 13, 2014, the plaintiff Tyquan Jackson, was sitting in the driver's seat of his mother's rented car, which was double parked on the street. The defendant NYPD officers approached the car and asked for his license and registration. He gave them his learner permit, the registration, and the rental agreement, and explained that it was his mother's rental car, and that he was waiting for her. Mr. Jackson gave the defendants his mother's phone number. After about forty-five minutes, the defendants wrote a ticket for driving a motor vehicle without the supervision and control of a licensed driver, and they arrested Mr. Jackson. They did not tell him why he was being arrested. They brought him to the police p...
Lawrence, Brian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00294,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2015, ended July 9, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 8, 2014, plaintiff was speaking with friends as they stood on the sidewalk. Officers including Michael Rositano & Mark Raile confronted the group and demanded identification. When one of plaintiff's friends questioned why, officers told him to "shut up" and pushed him to the ground. Plaintiff asked why they'd pushed him, and officers grabbed him and slammed him face-first into a gate. They arrested plaintiff and his friends, handcuffing plaintiff excessively tightly (causing scarring). Rositano falsely charged plaintiff with unlawful assembly, disorderly conduct, and loitering for the purpose of gambling, with the approval of Raile, Sgt. Valentin, and the other officers. Upon questioning from ADA Pantel...