Named in 16 known lawsuits, $602,250 total settlements.
Diaz, Guzman vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01842,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 10, 2015, ended August 27, 2015
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Non-Party woman told Defendant Damjanac that Plaintiff had violated an order of protection, despite clear evidence otherwise, Damjanac issued a Domestic Incident Report approved by Defendants Taylor and Andruszkiewicz. When Plaintiff went to court for the child custody dispute, he was arrested, searched, taken to the 114th Precinct by Defendants Adamiszyn and Gumpel, who later voided his arrest and released him.
Thomas, Vaughn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02965,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 13, 2014, ended September 25, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2013, Plaintiff Vaughn Thomas was unlawfully stopped, searched, falsely arrested, and maliciously prosecuted. Abuse of process is also alleged as officers allegedly gave false statements to District Attorney office staff.
Glover, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01636,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs got out of the cab after returning from a restaurant when several officers approached them. One of the officers asked for Plaintiffs' food, which Plaintiff refused. The officers ordered Plaintiffs to get on the ground, and asked them what they were doing. Plaintiff explained that they were getting food. The officers, including Officer Angelo Pizzarro, struck Plaintiff in the back with their knees and flashlights. The officers, including Officer Pizzarro, falsely placed Plaintiff under arrest. At the precinct, the officers, including Officer Pizzarro and Officer Michael Walsh, falsely reported to the DA's Office that they have observed Plaintiffs commit crimes they have not commit...
Cooper, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01761,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully walking in the street when PO Michael Walsh approached Plaintiff asking “Where is the gun?”. Plaintiff told him that he did not know anything about a gun. Plaintiff was then placed into handcuffs and was transported to a police vehicle. Plaintiff remained in the vehicle for approximately twenty minutes while the officers searched in vain for a gun. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct. After spending approximately thirty minutes there, Plaintiff heard an officer proclaim that a gun had been found. Further, officers provided the DA’s Office with the false information that they had observed Plaintiff in possession of a firearm. Plaintiff was later arraigned and take...
Brown, Alfred vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01350,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2014, ended May 12, 2014
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, plaintiff brothers were lawfully present in the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, searching for plaintiff Brown’s 15 year-old son, who had not been heard from in several hours. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime, defendants Police Officers searched, seized, arrested and handcuffed them. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct, where the officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiffs commit various crimes, including burglary in the 3rd degree, a felony, and prepar...
Compere, Ralph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00560,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiff was walking down the street and not engaged in any unlawful behavior, when several NYPD Officers, including Defendants Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, and Angelo Pizzarro, stopped Plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion that he had committed any crime. Defendant NYPD Officers seized Plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, used excessive force to transport him to a nearby grocery store where they once again struck Plaintiff about the head and body. Defendants used excessive force to put Plaintiff to the ground, and they placed him under arrest. Plaintiff was eventually taken to a police precinct, where De...
Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00561,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$115,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs were approximately 50 feet from a grocery store when several unidentified police officers stopped and searched them. Plaintiffs were then forced to the ground by POs Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, Angelo Pizzarro, and additional officers whose names were unknown at the time the complaint was filed. One of the officers intentionally wiped his boot on one Plaintiff’s leg. PO Walsh and other officers then placed Plaintiffs under arrest despite the fact that they had no probable cause to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. The other officers who were present did nothing to prevent the unlawful actions com...
Carmona, George vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07285,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended August 4, 2014
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: George Carmona on his way to a building was stopped by officers in plainclothes, was unlawfully searched, arrested, and was given excessive force, was strip-searched at the precinct, and nothing was found. Police officers Pizzarro, Pichardo, Taylor, and Walsh falsified charges against him for possession of a weapon and ammunition. More than a day later he was booked and two days later he was arraigned. Bail was set at ten thousand dollars. The charges was dismissed, and he was released from Rikers Island six days after his arrest. Email Cynthia Conti-Cook for transcript. Email: [email protected]
Wheeler, Ramel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07421,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended March 5, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, the plaintiff was detained and questioned by police officers when he arrived at his father's building. The plaintiff explained that he was meeting his fathers. The officers unlawfully searched him, punched him, threw him to the ground, tightly handcuffed him and falsely arrested him. No contraband was ever recovered from the plaintiff. He was taken to the 61st precinct where the officers falsely informed employees of the DA's office that they observed plaintiff looting and prepared false paperwork to that effect. The plaintiff was taken to central booking on November 1, 2012 and arraigned on November 3, 2012. Because he was unable to make bail, he was taken to Rikers Island. The plaintiff w...
Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 018857/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 19, 2013, ended February 10, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Diaz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06377,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended May 27, 2014
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiff was lawfully within the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Plaintiff was walking down the street and was not engaged in any unlawful behavior. Several New York City Police Officers, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO stopped plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO seized plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, using excessive force to transport plaintiff to Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Defendant...
Ferriera, Omar and Olatunjiojo, Love vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05656,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 22, 2013, ended August 19, 2014
$33,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Third Amended Complaint
Torres, Patrick and Chaperone, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 30, 2013, ended March 25, 2014
$130,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiffs were lawfully exiting 2750 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. The defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO, stopped plaintiffs without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants seized plaintiffs and used excessive force to transport plaintiffs to the vicinity of Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. At that location, defendants, including WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO used excessive force against plaintiffs and placed them under arrest, despite the fact that they had no probable ca...
Cooper v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV04873,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$9,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant unlawfully arrested and assaulted plaintiff without probable cause and then falsely charged him with criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Brown v. Walsh et al
Case # 14CV03247,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Stipulation,
First Amended Complaint
Maldonado v. Kalil et al
Case # 15CV02644,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff on the street, searched him, arrested him and took him to PSA 1 where he was strip searched, then given a DAT, which was later dismissed.