Bennett, Dante vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 521003/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 5, 2020, ended March 29, 2022
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2019, NYPD Officers Jared Martinez and Cory T. Sutherland, along with unnamed NYPD officers, approached plaintiff and unlawfully stopped, question, assaulted, battered, frisked and falsely arrested plaintiff without probably cause or legal justification. Plaintiff was pushed to the ground by a defendant NYPD Officer, then tackled to the ground. Defendant officers began punching plaintiff, including in his face, after which he was handcuffed excessively tightly, searched and arrested.
Plaintiff was transported to the 76th Precinct, where he was processed and detained. Plaintiff requested medical attention at the precinct, which was refused by defendant officers. Plaintiff again requested medica...