Named in 4 known lawsuits, $30,000 total settlements.
Hallinan, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 26CV04381,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 3, 2026
Steadman, Hilary et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV04081,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 12, 2025
Barter, Elizabeth vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161602/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, January 4, 2022
Complaint
Description: On November 4, 2020, at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Plaintiff, Elizabeth Barter was present in vicinity of the intersection of St. Luke’s Street and 7th Avenue, County and State of New York, when the defendant Police Officers, Dennis Peng (shield #20134) and John Doe #s 1-10 (identities unknown) unlawfully assaulted, battered, used excessive force and falsely arrested her without legal justification. Plaintiff was present as part of a political march, beginning at Washington Square Park. The march was in response to news that Presidential votes in the 2020 election would not be denied, left uncounted, or otherwise challenged. As the marchers proceeded along Christopher Street and onto Seventh
Avenue, they wer...
Parkinson, Alex vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV04113,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 8, 2021, ended August 12, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 1, 2020, at about 2:42 pm, plaintiff Alex Parkinson (then-17 years old) was outside 254 Canal Street when Defendant NYPD officers Robert Price, Sergeant Kevin Mulhern, and several unidentified NYPD officer defendants, arrived on NYPD bicycles. Defendants Mulhern and Price struck plaintiff with their bicycles, tackled plaintiff to the concrete, and struck plaintiff on his body with their hands and fists. Plaintiff sustained severe injuries including a broken ankle, and was placed in excessively tight handcuffs. Plaintiff was transported to an NYC detention facility where he was made to stand on his broken ankle for several hours, then taken to a precinct and finally New York County Central Booking. Plai...