Marc D. Hummel

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.

Griffin, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 158006/2021, Supreme Court - New York, August 31, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, plaintiff and some other people were gathered on the street in observance of the recent passing of a friend when officers Mancilla, Garcia, Hummel, Sloman, and John Does 1-2 blocked off both ends of the street, under the belief that Plaintiff and others were engaging in a protest. Defendants and other members of the NYPD kettled the people on the street and then aggressively began telling them to leave that location. Defendants and other members of the NYPD, after kettling people at this location, also began assaulting people at this location with no justification or excuse. In so doing, the Defendants and other members of the NYPD prevented people from complying with their unlawful orders, the...

Bennett, Khiry vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150135/2021, Supreme Court - New York, January 7, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully standing in the vicinity of 234 West 114th Street when the defendant police officers approached Plaintiff without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Plaintiff had been attending a memorial for a friend when dozens of NYPD officers showed up. Without provocation, defendant officers forcibly grabbed Plaintiff threw him on the ground, and began pushing punching, and kicking the plaintiff in the body causing Plaintiff to suffer serious physical injuries. At no time before being stopped did the Defendants have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime. Plaintiff did not resist. Defendant Officers se...

Reynolds, Devere vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159499/2020, Supreme Court - New York, November 10, 2020, ended October 9, 2024
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, at approximately 11:30pm, Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of 234 West 114th street in New York, New York, when the Defendant NYPD Officers, including Officers Walter Mancilla, Mark Hummel, Francisco Garcia, and other unnamed officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, assaulted, battered, frisked, and falsely arrested Plaintiff without legal justification. Plaintiff was attending a peaceful memorial for his friends when dozens of NYPD officers arrived. The officers pushed Plaintiff to the ground for no reason, and punched him in the face when he attempted to stand up. The officers then tackled Plaintiff, smashing his head into the ground and causing serious physical injury. The Defe...