Named in 5 known lawsuits, $73,294 total settlements.
Browne, Christopher vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 707170/2021,
Supreme Court - Queens, April 15, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 4, 2020, the plaintiff, Christopher Browne was at a train yard in Long Island City, Queens, with one other individual. After being there for five minutes, approximately 5 NYPD officers came running at the plaintiff and apprehended him. Despite the fact that the plaintiff was fully cooperative, did not resist or fail to obey in any manner, one of the officers, believed to be NYPD officer Talavera, tackled the plaintiff to the ground where punched, kneed, kicked and stomped on the plaintiff. This caused serious physical, personal and psychological injuries. Plaintiff was subsequently taken to the precinct where he was processed and then central booking, where he spent the night. Plaintiff was also impr...
Murray, Sterling vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02043,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 24, 2014, ended August 5, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 29, 2012, the plaintiff was lawfully walking on a street. The defendants approached the plaintiff, threw him against a wall, cuffed him in an excessively tight manner behind his back and subjected him to verbal abuse. The tight handcuffs caused blood loss to the hands of the plaintiff as well as numbness and bruising. The plaintiff was charged with as an accessory to robbery and cleared when it was determined he was not a robber. Moreover, the defendants put plaintiffs' hat on his friend's head to make it match an identification given by someone who never actually identified plaintiff as the robber. The identification of plaintiff made by the officers was thus fabricated by them to collar plain...
Crystal, Stacy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152350/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, March 20, 2014, ended February 18, 2015
$50,000 Settlement
Geico General Insurance Company Aso of Singh, Ganesh vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 007411/2014,
Civil Court - Queens, March 17, 2014, ended April 17, 2014
$3,294 Settlement
Camara, Sambou vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03104,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 9, 2013, ended November 27, 2013
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 29, 2012, 4 NYPD Officers including Officers Alexis Jusino and Joseph Cutrone approached Plaintiff, threw him violently against a wall, handcuffed him, and verbally abused him. The officers placed a hat on Plaintiff in order to make him resemble the description of a suspect and arrested him.
