Marshall Winston

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $54,500 total settlements.

Wallace, Devin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV07306, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 28, 2018, ended July 10, 2019
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 14, 2014, defendants P.O.s approached plaintiff who was a sixteen-year-old minor without justification or provocation and slammed plaintiff onto the ground. The defendants disregarded plaintiff’s pleas of stopping hurting him and cuffed plaintiff extremely tightly. The defendants also disregarded plaintiff’s request of loosening up the handcuffs when plaintiff was losing sensation in his wrists. The defendants later shoved a handcuffed plaintiff into a police van and transported him to a police precinct. At the precinct, the defendants denied plaintiff’s requests for medical attention. The charges against plaintiff were dismissed and sealed.

Denmark, Shatee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01224, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 14, 2018, ended October 3, 2019
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 12, 2015, Plaintiff Shatee Denmark was siting outside when several Defendant NYPD officers approached and asked for ID. They stated they had a warrant and were arresting him. Plaintiff stood to allow himself to be handcuffed. Defendants claimed that this was resisting arrest. Defendants beat the Plaintiff with their hands and feet, as well as what Plaintiff thinks was a metal baton. They proceeded to mace him in the face and shoot him with a taser. Defendants also contorted his arms, one of which was in a cast, in a painful manner to handcuff Plaintiff. He was taken to the hospital before precinct booking and court appearance. All charges were ultimately dropped against Plaintiff.

Boston, Johnathan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV01446, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 5, 2017, ended June 12, 2018
$32,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 28, 2016, Plaintiff’s were sitting in Plaintiff Boston’s car (a white BMW) when a gun fight erupted. An individual who emerged from a car parked right in front of the plaintiffs fired several shots, and Plaintiff Boston quickly drove away. In the process of leaving, his car side-swiped a Toyota sedan double parked on the block. Shortly after leaving, the Plaintiffs returned to try to take responsibility for damaging the car. When they returned, officers were investigating the shooting and were questioning bystanders about who owned a white BMW. Plaintiff Boston identified himself as the owner of the vehicle. The Plaintiffs provided their identification and consented to allow the officers search...

Denmark, Shatee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV07101, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 30, 2016, ended December 18, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 8, 2015, plaintiff was sitting outside a residence. Police officers approached and asked for his id, but he did not have. He tried to cooperate by telling them his name, but officers told him he had a warrant out and would be taken to jail. Plaintiff, believing this was a mistake, still cooperated an allowed himself to be handcuffed. Officers then claimed he was resisting arrest, beat him with their hands and feet and hit him with metal batons in his head and metal batons. Officers also sprayed him with mac and shot him with a taser. They also contorted plaintiff's arm which was in a cast painfully behind his back. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct and central booking. When brought before th...

Belle, Randy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00965, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 25, 2014, ended September 16, 2014
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2013, the Plaintiff, with an unopened can of beer, stopped his car to talk with his friend. Severage PO's approached the Plaintiff, asked him to get out of the car, checked the identification, threw the Plaintiff to the ground, used excessive force, and handcuffed the Plaintiff. There was no probable cause, yet the Plaintiff was placed under arrest. The Plaintiff was wrongfully charged with consumption of Alcohol in public and resisting arrest. The Plaintiff subsequently accepted an adjournment in contempation of dismissal.