Named in 5 known lawsuits, $1,445,000 total settlements.
John, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03240,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 5, 2018, ended January 21, 2020
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was in his car with all the windows down when he was pulled over by an unmarked police vehicle. Defendant Officers asked Plaintiff to roll up all windows and then declared that Plaintiff's vehicle had excessive window tinting. Defendant Officers asked for Plaintiff's license to which he complied and was then asked to get out of the vehicle. Plaintiff did not initially leave the vehicle and thus Defendant Officers pulled him out of the vehicle after claiming that Plaintiff had warrants. Defendant was arrested and taken to the 73rd Precinct. All charges against Plaintiff were eventually dismissed. The second incident occurred about two months later where Plaintiff was sitting in his parked car. Plaintif...
Nurse, Michael an Infant By Mng Nurse, Charlotte vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511848/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 26, 2017, ended April 27, 2021
$1,425,000 Settlement
Smith, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02246,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 24, 2017, ended July 31, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: The defendants arrested the plaintiff in the vicinity of his home and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. Before the arrest, the plaintiff called 911 because his ex-girlfriend cut the power cord to his television. When the defendant officers examined the television, they informed the plaintiff that the television was approx. 19-inches too small for police involvement. The plaintiff was then arrested and taken to the 73 precinct while the defendants seized the television without providing a voucher. At the precinct, the plaintiff was unlawfully searched. The defendant officers met with prosecutors and said that the plaintiff was in possess...
Pierre, Kalifa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01917,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 26, 2016, ended December 13, 2016
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was standing outside of her apartment when she saw a group of officers and begins to record the interaction on her cellphone. Without having done anything wrong, Defendants Lopez and Sasso grabbed her, threw her against a car, handcuffed her, and searched her . Defendants found nothing illegal on her person but arrested her regardless. At the 73rd precinct, Defendants dragged Plaintiff out of the car by her handcuffs and ripped a hair tie out of her hair. Plaintiff was charged with OGA and Resisting Arrest which were ACD'd.
Gill, Kevin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05513,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 30, 2015, ended March 23, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcefully entered Plaintiff's home and searched it. Plaintiff called the 73rd Precinct to make a formal complaint but Defendant Officers Mizra and Anton refused to accept it. On another occasion, Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff, asked him for ID, searched him, and then let him go. On a third occasion, Plaintiff was stopped ad arrested by Defendant Officers, brought to the 73rd Precinct under an alleged warrant. Any charges and outcomes are not specified.
