Named in 2 known lawsuits, $7,176,242 total settlements.
Sierra, Samira, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 20CV10291,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 26, 2021, ended March 19, 2024
$7,161,242 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, NYPD orchestrated an operation to corral, "kettle," assault, and arrest non-violent protestors in Mott Haven who were exercising their first amendment right to protest against police brutality and racial injustice.
Plaintiffs Amira and Samali Sierra were seized by a group of officers who threw them to the ground, handcuffed them with excessively tight zip ties, were made to wait hours sitting on the ground until Officer Umid Karimov put them on a bus to an arrest processing facility where Officer Alfredo Jeff identified himself as their arresting officer and put them in a holding cell without food, water, toilet paper, or other sanitary necessities and was ultimately issued a pink summons by...
Lewis, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02415,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 14, 2020, ended March 15, 2022
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 3, 2019, Mr. Lewis was at a friend’s event at 1233 Flatbush Avenue – Mr. Lewis’s friend had rented out the venue for a child’s birthday party. Lieutenant Epstein and Officer Jean-Pierre entered at around 8:00 pm that evening and instructed the music be turned off and the party be shut down, alleging (incorrectly) that alcohol was being served. As Mr. Lewis was assisting his friend in cleaning the venue, the officers approached him and asked him if he worked there – he told them that he did not and was just attending a party and was helping his friend clean. An officer called and spoke to the owner of the venue on speakerphone and was informed that Mr. Lewis did not work there – he was arrested anyway, ...
