Named in 3 known lawsuits, $83,500 total settlements.
Mendez, Maya vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152949/2018,
Supreme Court - New York, May 15, 2018, ended November 4, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 17, 2016, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Plaintiff was at the 103rd Street 6 Train Subway Station in New York City engaging in no illegal behavior or suspicious activity.
There, Police Officer Michael Ayala and Sergeant Welinton Gomez and other unnamed John Does #1-10 a officers, unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, and searched Plaintiff. Officers did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons or contraband from plaintiff or from her possession, custody, or control.
Plaintiff was handcuffed and taken to the 23rd Precinct without probable cause or legal justification. During her time in custody, Plaintiff suffered an asthma attack due to stress and anxiety, requiring treatment at Bellevue Hospital. Plain...
Dawson, Valerie, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08626,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 4, 2015, ended September 30, 2016
$58,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forced their way into Plaintiff's apartment, searched it, and allegedly found something in a bedroom that belonged to none of the Plaintiffs present. Plaintiffs were all arrested, brought to the 40th Precinct, questioned, threatened, and then released without charges after 17 hours.
Cornielis, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04341,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 4, 2012, ended February 26, 2013
Zero Disposition