Named in 2 known lawsuits, $48,500 total settlements.
Means, Nakia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02229,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 5, 2016, ended December 28, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled Plaintiff's car over for an alleged broken headlight. Plaintiff explained that it wasn't broken when Defendant Officer Rodriguez dragged Plaintiff out of the car, handcuffed her, and took her to the 74th Precinct. Plaintiff had various criminal charges filed against her that were later dismissed.
Mata, Kenya vs Sergeant Vasquez, Angel, et al.
Case # 13CV07405,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 30, 2014, ended September 4, 2014
$33,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 20, 2013, at approximately 9:30pm, Plaintiff approached her car, where she was planning to meet her brother to go to dinner, and observed Defendant NYPD Officers surrounding the vehicle and searching her glove box, with her brother under arrest in a police vehicle. Defendants refused to answer Plaintiff's question as to what was happening, but demanded that Plaintiff provide her name, ID and documentation for her vehicle, which Plaintiff did. When Plaintiff asked a second time what was going on, Defendant NYPD Officers aggressively grabbed her hand, pulled her arms behind her and handcuffed her, then pushed her onto her vehicle causing Plaintiff's head to violently bang against the car. Plaintiff was...
