Named in 11 known lawsuits, $1,215,500 total settlements.
Green, Raynel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 155007/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, June 1, 2021, ended March 24, 2022
$37,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 31, 2020, Plaintiff was seated in the backseat of a parked van when Defendant Officers showed up and unlawfully searched him and the other passengers. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Plaintiff was not aware that the car was stolen and was not operating the van nor was he ever seen behind the wheel of it. On video, Plaintiff was assaulted by Defendant Officers; Plaintiff was thrown to the ground, kicked multiple times, and while being held down, one officer held his arm while the second officer had his knee on his neck. Medical records showed that Plaintiff was assaulted and tased, indicating a ...
Wright, Donni vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159809/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, November 19, 2020, ended November 4, 2022
$848,000 Settlement
Brunson, Shakiem, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV04461,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 16, 2020, ended May 12, 2021
$120,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 2020, plaintiffs Brunson and Serrano speaking outside a store when they were approached by several NYPD officers, including officer Francisco Garcia. Plaintiff Brunson was searched, forced to the ground, struck, and tightly handcuffed. Officer Garcia also knelt on plaintiff Brunson's neck and slammed him into a car. When Plaintiff Brunson arrived at the precinct, officers took $800 from his pocket and dismissed the EMTs that had arrived to treat him. Plaintiff Serrano was swung around, brought to the ground, and tightly handcuffed. The reporting sergeant knelt on plaintiff's back. At the precinct, the officers observed Plaintiff Serrano vomiting in her cell, but the EMTs that had arrived to treat her ...
L., L. an Infant By F/n/g Lyons, Pierre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152061/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, March 16, 2020
Adams, Natae vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV08236,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 10, 2016, ended May 8, 2017
$8,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was having and emotional discussion with her partner at a restaurant where Defendant officers entered to eat. Officers then made homophobic comments towards Plaintiff and when she asked for Officer Garcia's badge number he assaulted her and handcuffed her. Plaintiff was arrested and charged with 240.26 and 205.30, which were ACD'd.
Hernandez, Hector vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156419/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, August 9, 2016, ended May 4, 2018
$120,000 Settlement
Tanko, Mutawakilu vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 161822/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, March 9, 2016, ended November 20, 2018
$27,500 Settlement
Rogers, Tuquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01339,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 25, 2016, ended January 12, 2017
$9,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff and another individual, frisked them, arrested Plaintiff and took him to a precinct where he was strip-searched. Plaintiff was then taken to Manhattan Central Booking but released without being charged.
Bussey, Marcus, et al. vs P.O. Garcia, Francisco, et al.
Case # 15CV01335,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 24, 2015, ended August 7, 2015
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 15, 2014 at approximately 8:30 p.m. inside of 2931 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, which was located inside a NYCHA owned and operated public housing complex, Plaintiff Bussey entered into the front door to visit Plaintiff Clark. The two had been romantically involved for years, and Plaintiff Clark was a lawful tenant of the premise. While Plaintiff Bussey was checking with Plaintiff Clark on her whereabout on the seventh floor and later descending from the staircase, Defendant Police Officers entered and fanned throughout the lobby of the premises as part of a vertical patrol. In the stairwell between the fifth and sixth floors Defendant Garcia told Plaintiff Bussey to “come here!” without identifyin...
W., A. By Mng Alicea, Marilyn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00650,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 29, 2015, ended August 26, 2015
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Daniels, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 162702/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, December 29, 2014, ended June 8, 2015
$14,000 Settlement