Named in 7 known lawsuits, $131,000 total settlements.
Harvey, Lennasia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01056,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 28, 2018, ended October 5, 2018
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff and friend were walking past a protest when a man screamed racial slurs at them and Defendant Officers got involved when the Plaintiff pushed the man when he said "that he was going to fuck her up." Defendant Officers interrogated the man and the Plaintiff and friend when Defendant Officers said to "look 'em up." Plaintiff and friend were handcuffed and arrested and taken to the 18th Precinct.
Griffin, Cyrus vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV05790,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 5, 2016, ended January 22, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was walking down the street when a police car followed him, stopped, and arrested him. The plaintiff was taken to the Midtown North Precinct where he was accused of robbing a bank, the defendant officers wrote up false reports, and the plaintiff was charged initially with Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Attempted Robbery. Defendant Officers then lied about recovering a gun from Plaintiff and the charges were changed to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Charges were dismissed after a year of multiple court appearances. (See related Barthley v. City Lawsuit)
Bouda, Jean vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152040/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, March 11, 2015, ended July 6, 2015
$13,000 Settlement
Dekuyper, John Scott vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV08249,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 13, 2015, ended April 5, 2017
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On October 15, 2011, plaintiff John Dekuyper was participating in an Occupy Wall Street-related assembly in the Times Square Area in Manhattan alongside his wife and daughter. Plaintiff was separated from his wife and daughter at about 6:00 pm due to the police funneling protesters into a kettle in the vicinity of West 46th Street and 7th Avenue. Plaintiff was pressed against a metal barricade the police placed between themselves and the kettled protesters, while Defendant NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito and other NYPD officers shoved, punched, and kicked protesters, and NYPD officers on horseback threatened to trample plaintiff and other protesters. Defendant Esposito, the highest-ranking uniformed N...
Hawkins v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV06411,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$18,500 Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff on the street, accused him of throwing a bottle, assaulted him--including use of a retractable baton--handcuffed him, and took him to the 32nd Precinct. Plaintiff suffered a seizure at the precinct and officers denied him medical attention for a long period of time.
Reynolds v. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV01589,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$26,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers stopped Plaintiff on the street, searched his pockets and shoes, and issued him a summons, which was dismissed and sealed. This exact situation happened 3 more times in the same location. The last time, Plaintiff was taken to the 32nd Precinct and the case was dismissed due to legally insufficiency.
Barthley v. City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05195,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$25,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was walking down the street when a police car followed him, stopped, and arrested him. The plaintiff was taken to the Midtown North Precinct where he was accused of robbing a bank, the defendant officers wrote up false reports, and the plaintiff was charged initially with Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Attempted Robbery. Defendant Officers then lied about recovering a gun from Plaintiff and the charges were changed to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Charges were dismissed after a year of multiple court appearances. (See related Griffin v. City Lawsuit)