Andrew J. Chin

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Zarkower, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV03843, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 16, 2019
Complaint
Description: On November 11, 2016, Plaintiff was stopped at a checkpoint by police, who discovered that his license had been suspended -- a fact which plaintiff was unaware of. Plaintiff was transported to the 114th Precinct, where Defendant Salvatore DiMaggio processed his arrest, supervised by Defendant Andrew Chin, issuing a DAT to plaintiff and clearing him for release. Plaintiff signed and received this at 4:38am on November 11, but Defendants DiMaggio & Chin unreasonably delayed his release, continuing to imprison him in a cell until 9:45am. Defendant DiMaggio informed him that he was being held for questioning by a detective and that this was standard practice. At 9:30am, Plaintiff was taken out of his cell for quest...

Benyahia, Otman vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 710977/2017, Supreme Court - Queens, August 17, 2017
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2017, Defendant NYPD Officer BRIAN FAUGHT and SGT. ANDREW CHIN forcibly entered the residence of Plaintiff Otman Benyahia located at 2808 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens without warrant or probable cause and then forcibly seized Plaintiff using excessive force. Plaintiff was then detained for an unstated duration within his apartment. The complaint does not state whether the Plaintiff was arrested.