Named in 6 known lawsuits, $101,001 total settlements.
Cleckley, Ricky vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150849/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, April 10, 2018, ended June 20, 2019
$75,000 Settlement
Brown, Maurice vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00157,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 4, 2015, ended July 28, 2015
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2012, plaintiff was visiting and lawfully residing within a Brooklyn apartment. Defendant officers, Peter Nangle and Julio Micheli, kicked the door down and entered the apartment. Plaintiff and his friends were forced to the floor and handcuffed. Defendant officers claimed they had a warrant to search the apartment under the name of Lameek Holmes. Plaintiff and his friends explained that they did not know Lameek Holmes and that he never resided at the address. The police ignored this, and the plaintiff and his friends were forcibly removed from the apartment.
Plaintiff was transported to the 83rd precinct for fingerprinting. NYPD Personnel and other detainees harassed the plaintiff for his app...
Parker, Tajuan K. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01778,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 17, 2014, ended January 2, 2015
$13,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2012, Detective Peter Nangle, Detective Julio Micheli, and POs John and Jane Does were involved in an unlawful arrest and imprisonment of Plaintiff. On that day, officers forced their way into an apartment, where Plaintiff was lawfully present, by kicking down the front door. No relevant warrant was obtained or presented. Plaintiff and two of his friends were forced to the floor and handcuffed. Plaintiff was unlawfully searched, and arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance with no legal justification; no drugs were found on the Plaintiff’s person or in the apartment where Plaintiff was present at the time of his arrest. Plaintiff was forcefully removed from the apartment and su...
Jackson, Shameek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00765,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 12, 2013, ended August 8, 2013
$8,001 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant officers entered the residence of the Plaintiff's grandmother during a birthday party. The residence had been under police surveillance. All of the adults, including the plaintiff were arrested. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawfully dealing in the first degree. When at Rikers, plaintiff was strip searched. The charges brought against him were later dismissed.
McClendon v. The City of New York
Case # 11CV03448,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Letter of Stipulation,
Amended Complaint
Description: Goyco and two other male officers rushed female Plaintiff from behind and shoved, kicked, and punched her. The cops threw her against a concrete wall; held her there, causing her face to rub and scratch the wall. Her face was repeatedly slammed against the wall and her shoulder made bruising contact with the wall. Some cop or cops aggressively searched Plaintiff's body while others squeezed and fondled her breasts. The officers aggressively forced her mouth open while others squeezed her neck, fondled her breasts, and went through her pockets. Cops repeatedly said, "Bitch, where is it, give it up, get it out of your fucking mouth." The cops choked Plaintiff and repeatedly slammed her to the wall. The abuse cont...
Brown v. The City of New York et al
Case # 15CV00157,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint