Named in 10 known lawsuits, $198,001 total settlements.
Santiago, Charlie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02994,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 1, 2025
Davis, Sidarius vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV08323,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 5, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 4, 2023, Plaintiff was standing lawfully on a public sidewalk in Kings County when he was assaulted by Defendant NYPD Officer William Schumacher, assigned to the NYPD Community Response Team (CRT). Without cause, Defendant Officer Schumacher tackled Plaintiff into a hot metal grill using full weight of Defendant's body and landing on top of the Plaintiff, causing severe burns to his body, and continued to batter him on the concrete sidewalk by landing his body weight on Plaintiff and placing his knee on Plaintiff's chest and used both of Defendant's hands to shove Plaintiff's face and head into the concrete sidewalk.. The officers searched Davis without authority and left him injured without arrest...
Ramierez, Yanick vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06603,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 21, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2023, plaintiff was operating a vehicle near 1415 Townsend Avenue, Bronx, New York, when defendant NYPD officers stopped him. Plaintiff crocked his window open to speak with them, and asked what the basis for the stop was. Defendant officers broke the window and proceeded to assault plaintiff, swinging at and hitting him repeatedly in the left side of his body. Plaintiff was ordered out of the vehicle, thrown to the ground, and was further assaulted while on the ground before being imprisoned in a police vehicle without his shoes. Defendants did not return plaintiff's shoes and we went without them 3 or 4 days while in custody. As a result of these events plaintiff suffered injuries including, witho...
Pierre, Stephon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06509,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2019, ended August 13, 2019
$13,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 30, 2017, Stephon Pierre was unlawfully arrested by P.O. Jack Dagnese, P.O. Ivan Koval, Sgt. Nikolaos Stefopoulos, Det. David Luppino, and
JOHN DOES 1-2 at 176 Schmidts Lane, Richmond County, NY. Pierre exited his building to enter his friend's vehicle who had parked outside. He entered the vehicle, spoke with his friend, then exited and returned to his building. The police officers entered his building and detained him while accusing him of purchasing narcotics. The police then searched the vehicle and held up an empty plastic bag, and said "cuff him." The officers drove Pierre around for 6 hours and took him to both the 120th and 122nd precincts, where he was fingerprinted and searched multiple tim...
Skolnick, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150035/2017,
Supreme Court - Richmond, January 9, 2017, ended May 15, 2020
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 23, 2014, at or around the intersection of Willowbrook Avenue and Forest Avenue in Staten Island, Defendants-NYPD officers Matthew Reich, Joseph Ryan, and Philip Vaccarino, without a warrant and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime, forcibly stopped Plaintiff's motor vehicle, directed Plaintiff to exit his motor vehicle, and then forcibly detained him outside his vehicle and searched his person. During and after the search, Defendants Reich, Ryan, and Vaccarino verbally and physically threatened Plaintiff and found no contrabrand on Plaintiff's person. Each of the Defendant-officers was the subject of numerous previous citizen compl...
Lafortune, Geto, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00112,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 12, 2016, ended August 9, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were passengers in a car driven by another individual when defendant officers stopped and searched the car. Officers found illegal narcotics near the driver seat and although he claimed ownership, officers arrested all 3 individuals, took them to the 123rd Precinct, and charged them with several counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of marijuana. Charges were later dismissed.
Harris, Ebone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06341,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 1, 2015, ended November 21, 2019
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint,
Original Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers Luppino and Brooks pulled over Plaintiff's car, claimed to smell marijuana, and arrested her and searched the car. One of the officers touched her inappropriately during the arrest. Plaintiff was placed in a police car without a seat belt and then brought on a radio run police chase, causing her to become injured. Plaintiff was then taken to the 121st Precinct and charged with marijuana possession.
Flit, Aleksandr vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03698,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 29, 2015, ended October 16, 2015
$25,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was pulled over by an unmarked police car. Plain clothes defendant officer verbally assaulted plaintiff and physically assaulted plaintiff. Plaintiff was unconscious and awoke with tight handcuffs. Plaintiff was taken to central booking where he was arraigned and released. Plaintiff was hospitalized, received stitches and was diagnosed with facial bone fractures.
Rowe, Daniel A. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 501586/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 11, 2015, ended May 18, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 14, 2014, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a motor vehicle that was parked at the intersection of East 21st and Avenue X in Brooklyn. NYPD Officer Nicholas Spefphonapolis and several unidentified NYPD officers approached the vehicle. They ordered Plaintiff to exit the vehicle and present identification; he complied. They searched Plaintiff and found a bottle containing a prescription for Oxycodone with a decal indicating it had been lawfully prescribed to him by his physician. They immediately handcuffed Plaintiff, told him he was under arrest, and charged him with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff spent approximately 24 hours in custody...
Morello, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06915,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 25, 2014, ended September 2, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2014, for no apparent reason, NYPD P.O.s including Detective Nikolaos Stefopoulos and others approached Plaintiff and immediately put him in handcuffs. With no lawful justification, they arrested him, transported him to the precinct and made false police reports on him.
