Gibson, Nadine vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06973,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 18, 2015, ended March 14, 2017
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 1, 2013, plaintiff was ordered to stop her vehicle by officer Shields for an alleged traffic violation. After presenting license and registration, Officers Shields, and two others arrested, maliciously prosecuted and unlawfully imprisoned plaintiff for three and a half months. As a result from the actions of the officers at the arrest, plaintiff has suffered severe injuries. While in custody, she was brought to a medical facility in handcuffs and when informed officers of the tightness causing her pain, nothing was done. Another officer, officer Byelyakova, caused the plaintiff extreme emotional distress when in response to the complaints, she told plaintiff "It's too bad you're not a DOA, they don't c...