Patterson, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV02106,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 25, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 9, 2016, Plaintiff was seized and forcibly handcuffed by Defendants Police Officer Brian Hinton and Police Officer Javad Valad despite him not engaging in any lawful conduct. Despite the continuing absence of probable cause for his arrest, Plaintiff was transported to NYPD precinct. Once at the state, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search which failed to yield any contraband. While in defendants’ custody, defendant Hinton, with the help and complicity of the other defendants, completed arrest paperwork and executed a sworn statement in which he falsely claimed that, at about 6:00 pm on the evening of September 9, 2016, he was in a patrol car with defendant Brennan when they observed plaintiff ...