Named in 4 known lawsuits, $117,500 total settlements.
Mejia, Maycol vs City of New Yorl, et al.
Case # 155033/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, June 5, 2023
Complaint
Description: On the evening of July 17, 2022, Plaintiff MAYCOL MEJIA attended an informal wake for a friend on the stoop of an apartment building located in the vicinity of Madison Avenue and 109th Street, New York, NY. As the service concluded, Plaintiff remained on the street drinking beer but was not impeding pedestrian traffic, making excessive noise, or causing a public disruption when he was approached by an NYPD officer who asked for his ID. When Plaintiff asked why, he was taken to the ground, threatened with a taser, and placed in excessively tight handcuffs that caused Plaintiff permanent numbness and scarring on his hands. The complaint does not specify which Defendant NYPD officer arrested and/or handcuffed Plai...
Gray, Lamont vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02008,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 18, 2015, ended October 14, 2015
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 18, 2014 , plaintiff was lawfully present inside an apartment building where he resided when Sosa and defendants falsely accused plaintiff of trespassing and disorderly conduct . Sosa also used excessive force against plaintiff when he pointed his gun at plaintiffs face during the stop and seizure.
Matthews, Colin, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158428/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, September 3, 2014, ended March 15, 2017
Zero Disposition
Graham, Hodean, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 108336/2011,
Supreme Court - New York, July 29, 2011, ended July 9, 2019
$110,000 Settlement
