Named in 9 known lawsuits, $182,500 total settlements.
Hall, Frank vs Sarrica, Frank, et al.
Case # 13CV07315,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 23, 2013, ended November 13, 2015
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Bradshaw, Terri, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02991,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 5, 2013, ended October 7, 2013
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Officers broke one Plaintiff's door and entered with their guns drawn while that Plaintiff was inside with her baby. They violently detained another Plaintiff without cause, arrested him, and falsely charged him with drug possession. At the precinct the officers performed strip and body cavity searches of this Plaintiff in the view of others. (This is part of the same raid/incident as in Lewis v. City of New York et al")
Telesford v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV05707,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$16,500 Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Description: (Related to 1:10-cv-00087-ENV-LB) Detective Officers drove up to Plaintiff and friends in unmarked vehicles, made them face a wall and searched them, then arrested and took Plaintiff to the 75th precinct, where he was strip searched. DA Declined to prosecute
Llewellyn et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV00087,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$51,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Detective Officers drove up to Plaintiffs in unmarked vehicles, made them face a wall and searched them, then arrested them and took them to the 75th precinct. Plaintiff 1 was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree and Criminal Possession of Marijuana, which were dismissed in the interest of justice. DA declined to prosecute Plaintiff 2 and 3.
Redfurn v. (3) Three Officers of the NYPD et al
Case # 11CV04446,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Dismissed with Prejudice
Judgment
Hayes v. City of New York et al.
Case # 11CV04676,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: On June 13th, 2011 at 5:30 PM at 1782 Broadway, defendant officers approached plaintiff and friends who were playing dominoes outside of aforementioned address. 12 plain clothes defendant officers approached plaintiff and arrested plaintiff along with two other individuals. Defendant officers searched plaintiff, placed plaintiff in handcuffs and transported plaintiff to the 73rd precinct. Plaintiff was accused of selling Viagra to an undercover cop. On April 2011, two plain clothes officers approached plaintiff on street and performed a full-body search and transported him to the 73rd precinct. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Outcomes are unknown.
Lewis v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV01323,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: Cowan and other officers ambushed Plaintiff on the street. They illegally searched him including a strip search and body cavity search in public view. They punched and kicked and hit him with their weapons, then transported him to the 73rd Precinct before eventually releasing him without charges.
Fulcher et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 08CV01110,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$48,500 Settlement
Complaint
Baxton v. City of New York et al.
Case # 09CV04819,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On the street corner, Plaintiffs were handcuffed, searched, and transported to the 75th Precinct by defendant Officers. At the Precinct, plaintiffs were then strip searched. Plaintiff 2, who is a diabetic, was refused medical attention. The sum of approximately $770.00 was seized from the plaintiff 3 and has not been returned to him. For all three plaintiffs, their cases were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.