Named in 8 known lawsuits, $101,000 total settlements.
Johnson, Jarrid vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04216,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 2, 2015, ended May 9, 2016
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: An individual asked Plaintiff for a cigarette. Plaintiff gave him one and then walked off when he was tackled by defendant officers, tightly handcuffed, searched, taken to a precinct, strip-searched, and charged with 220.39(1). Outcome not specified.
Murdough, Allen vs Young, Roger Moo, et al.
Case # 15CV02765,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 17, 2015, ended January 13, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached plaintiff on the street, arrested him, strip-searched him at a precinct, charged him with 220.39(1) Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for allegedly selling an undercover crack 7 months prior to the arrest. Charges dismissed and sealed
Jones, Phyllis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV09202,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 26, 2014, ended February 25, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Officers entered home where Plaintiff was a lawful guest and ordered her out of bed, giving her a rob to cover up with no belt. Plaintiff was then handcuffed, leaving her front exposed and naked, and humiliated by derogatory comments made by officers. Plaintiff was arrested for no reason, brought to 28th precinct and unlawfully strip searched. False charges were filed and eventually dismissed.
Moye, Allen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157905/2013,
Supreme Court - New York, September 18, 2013, ended June 6, 2014
$8,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 15, 2010, at 316 West 118th St, NY, NY, plaintiff was waiting for a friend in his family's neighborhood when police approached him. Plaintiff was not free to disregard their questions or walk away. Police asked plaintiff what he was doing there and snatched his ID from him. When plaintiff complained police spoke rudely to him, several officers, including defendants Mooyoung and Does, arrested plaintiff. Police grabbed, pushed, and yanked plaintiff, wrenched his arms behind his back, placing excessively tight handcuffs on his wrists, causing injuries. Police threw plaintiff into a van and kept him there for several hours, before transporting him to 25th Precinct. At the Precinct, police strip-search...
Thompson, Asia, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 154393/2012,
Supreme Court - New York, July 10, 2012, ended February 26, 2013
$40,000 Settlement
Lewis, Viola vs City of New York Police Department, et al.
Case # 103520/2010,
Supreme Court - New York, July 14, 2010, ended December 14, 2016
Zero Disposition
Durham v. Young et al
Case # 17CV00535,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: On the incident date, the plaintiff was arrested for sale of a controlled substance when the defendants jumped out of an unmarked car and handcuffed the plaintiff. His pockets were searched and the contents were placed in a yellow envelope by the defendants. The plaintiff was brought to the 25th precinct where he was placed in the holding cell area and told to get naked. The plaintiff did not comply and was jumped, beaten, had his clothes torn off, and underwent a "visually" and "manually cavity" search by the defendants.
Mullins v. The City of New York et al
Case # 09CV08488,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation