Named in 4 known lawsuits, $28,001 total settlements.
Stora, Skiboky vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV03165,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 21, 2024
Villar, Miguel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151645/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, February 20, 2023
Complaint
Description: On August 6, 2020, Defendants, including Spence and Pedroza illegally approached and stopped Plaintiff, falsely accused him of a criminal offense, and thereafter seized his person with their outstretched hands violently grabbing him about his person, without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Plaintiff then proffered exculpatory information to Defendants and explained that the crime of which he was falsely accused was an instance of justified self-defense. Defendants ignored the Plaintiff, then proceeded to illegally search him, before violently contorting his arms behind his back to affix metal handcuffs too tightly to Plaintiff’s wrists. Plaintiff was then transported to the NYPD 34th Precinct, the Manha...
Voltaire, Pierre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV07790,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 7, 2016, ended September 25, 2017
$18,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was identified by a robbery victim as a possible suspect of the robbery in a photo array. Plaintiff was contacted by Defendant Detectives, went to the 34th precinct with his counsel for a lineup, and was instead arrested. Plaintiff was charged with robbery and burglary but the charges were later dismissed after he was exonerated by DNA evidence. A copy of the surveillance tape also shows that the burglar looks nothing like Plaintiff.
Iskender, Recai vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02899,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 30, 2013, ended October 9, 2013
$10,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: During 2011, Plaintiff was involved in the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement as a live-streamer. On November 15, 2011, Plaintiff was at Zuccotti Park in support of OWS. Officers raided the peaceful protest, during which Plaintiff was tackled to the ground and punched. Plaintiff was dragged through the park resulting in the loss of his clothes and injury. Plaintiff was placed on a bus, handcuffed, and arrested. Plaintiff was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Trespass which were later dismissed. On May 26, 2012, Plaintiff was in a subway station and witnessed officers approach two minors without cause. Plaintiff then began to record the incident, resulting in the officers tackling and punching Plaintif...