Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Lin, Mei Ling vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV09994,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended September 26, 2017
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On March 6, 2014, Plaintiff was six months pregnant and working at a Chinese restaurant, a registered business owned by her husband that does not sell alcohol. Plaintiff is not fluent in English. Several uniformed POs entered the restaurant and exited with an arrested customer. The PO's reentered and asked Plaintiff for ID, one saying if she doesn't have ID she will be sent to jail. They raised their voices and spoke in intimidating tones.
Plaintiff was afraid and attempted to call her husband, a PO grabbed her phone and threw it onto the counter. A PO forcefully grabbed Plaintiff's arms and twisted them to handcuff her behind her back. Plaintiff cried, saying she was in pain from the PO's handling because sh...
James, Jeffeth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020731/2013E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 12, 2013