Named in 6 known lawsuits, $62,500 total settlements.
Baptiste, Marlene, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 528449/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 8, 2021
Lewis, Shamik vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 520850/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 17, 2021
Long, Norman vs Police Officers Alerte, Richard, et al.
Case # 19CV06217,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 19, 2019, ended March 20, 2020
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 6, 2018, NYPD Officers executed a search warrant at 487 Carlton Avenue, Apt. 25K, where Mr. Norman Long lives with roommates. Mr. Long was arrested for possession of a small amount of oxycodone, even though the oxycodone was prescribed to him by a doctor and therefore in his possession lawfully. The Officers unreasonably used force while arresting Mr. Long. At no point did Mr. Long resist arrest. During the execution of the warrant, the Officers also seized around $5,000 from Mr. Long's closet. Mr. Long was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. Mr. Long returned to court four times and each time entered a not-guilty plea. Mr. Long moved to suppress the evidence recovered from the search by cha...
Holley, Eddie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01204,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 18, 2015, ended July 27, 2015
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 20, 2014, defendant officers arrested plaintiff (as well as six other individuals), for being in possession of a gambling device. Once handcuffed, defendant officers subjected plaintiff to an Illegal search. Once plaintiff showed up to court, he was informed that the false charges against him were never docketed and there were no charges pending against him.
Williams, Karima vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05359,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 15, 2014, ended April 7, 2015
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 27, 2013, Plaintiff Karima Williams was in the process of giving a former boyfriend his belongings out of her apartment when the former boyfriend became angry and started breaking property inside the apartment. As a result, the police were called, who arrived and then reached into Plaintiff's apartment to pull her out into the hallway to arrest her given her former boyfriend's injuries that he inflicted on himself by breaking mirrors with his hands. From that point, Defendant officer Matthew Monaghan of the NYPD indicated that Plaintiff had scratched her boyfriend's face in an abuse of process. Plaintiff claims false arrest, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
Green, Jumaine an Infant By Mng Smith, Barbara vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 004713/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 3, 2014, ended May 9, 2017
$10,000 Settlement