Named in 5 known lawsuits, $60,000 total settlements.
Naquwan, Tyson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 804088/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 13, 2024
Baker, Russell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158822/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, November 10, 2022
Complaint
Description: On or about December 8, 2019, Plaintiff Russell Baker was a passenger in a vehicle when several New York City Police Officers, including Defendant Police Officers Gallante, Laborde, Natal, Degnan, and Sergeant Ghibaudi, and NYPD Defendants John & Jane Doe 1 through 10 (“DOE Defendants”), stopped the vehicle without any legal justification. Defendants ordered all occupants out of the vehicle and proceeded to search them and the vehicle. Defendants recovered no contraband from Plaintiff. Despite having no probable cause to believe that Plaintiff had committed any crimes or offenses, Defendants placed Plaintiff into handcuffs and under arrest. Defendants used excessive force in effectuating the arrest, namely by p...
Cavender, Shawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV07290,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 28, 2021, ended November 2, 2022
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2020, plaintiff was lawfully and peacefully attending a protest of police misconduct in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. An unidentified uniformed police officer shoved a protestor without provocation, causing a stampede of protestors and NYPD members in riot gear in plaintiff's direction. Plaintiff ran to try to escape the oncoming rush but stopped to help a person that had fallen on the ground. As plaintiff was helping this person, plaintiff encountered P.O. Michael Laborde in riot gear so plaintiff extended his arms over his head with his hands open in a "hands up" gesture. P.O. Laborde nevertheless proceeded to violently throw plaintiff to the ground and began punching, kicking and hi...
Torrence, Uranius vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153392/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, October 1, 2020
Torrence, Uranius vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153932/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, October 1, 2020