Named in 8 known lawsuits, $198,500 total settlements.
Abrams, Sadie & Messiah, Tiffany vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV09520,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 16, 2024, ended July 8, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On several occasions, including on June 26, 2019, December 30, 2020, April 27, 2021, and June 30, 2021, different groups of defendant police officers forced their way into the plaintiffs’ home without any warrant, damaged and/or destroyed the plaintiffs’ properties, and violently seized and/or arrested plaintiffs without cause at the premises; this would often result in the plaintiffs being unreasonably detained for a lengthy period of time. During these raids, defendant police officers drew weapons against the plaintiffs and their dog, who they would forcibly kick and threaten to shoot/kill. As a result of each of these raids, plaintiff Abram’s son, Mike Josie, was arrested at the premises, transported to NYPD...
Martinez, Antonio, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV00623,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 3, 2022, ended February 27, 2023
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 14, 2019, Plaintiffs were "lawfully present" in an apartment in Brooklyn, when Defendants forcibly entered the apartment with their weapons drawn. Despite complying with demands from Defendants, "a number" of Plaintiffs were assaulted and shoved to the ground. Plaintiff Antonio Martinez sustained injuries as a result of the assault and Defendants denied his request for medical attention. The Plaintiffs were then arrested and transported. Based on the Defendants collective false accounts and defendant PO Perezcoyle's falsified arrest report, the Plaintiffs were arraigned on various charges. All charges were eventually dismissed and sealed.
Josie, Mike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02486,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2021, ended April 24, 2024
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Defendants unlawfully arrested Plaintiff for larceny which Plaintiff did not commit. Defendants entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant or justification. Defendants rushed towards plaintiff with their guns pointed at him and yelled at, grabbed, pushed, shoved, and pulled Plaintiff. Defendants tightly handcuffed Plaintiff to the point that he experienced numbness and pain but Defendants ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Defendants illegally searched Plaintiff and brought him to the 88th Precinct. Defendants interrogated plaintiff for a long time and then brought him to Central Booking. Defendants provided false representations to the Kings Count...
Sanders, Cory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504528/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 14, 2019, ended December 16, 2019
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 24, 2017, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Cory Sanders was a visitor at the residence located at 79 North Oxford Walk, Apartment 5D, Brooklyn, NY. He was in the living room when Police Officers Emory McClaney, Anthony Pagnotta, John Does #1-7, and Sgt. Scott Miller kicked open the door and forcibly entered the house. The Plaintiff was ordered to get on the floor and McClaney pushed him chest and face first onto the floor and handcuffed his hands behind his back. McClaney then put his knee on him and searched him. The officers also searched the apartment. The Defendants stated they were looking for a man named Devonte Green, and it was obvious that he was not in the apartment. No contraband was found on the...
Delaine, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500329/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 8, 2019
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2017 plaintiff, who was in a wheelchair, was arrested in his apartment by defendant POs without a warrant or probable cause. Plaintiff was then coerced to consent to a search of his apartment. Defendant POs Lambert, Martinez and Miller then falsely accused plaintiff to have committed a crime.
Hill, Casey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500328/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 8, 2019
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2017, defendant POs without a warrant or probable cause entered a private residence and arrested plaintiff. Defendant POs then filed false police reports and false statements to cause plaintiff to be prosecuted for crimes he did not commit.
Corbett, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03074,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 19, 2014, ended February 19, 2015
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2013, without reasonable suspicion, NYPD P.O. Anthony Wright, Shield No. 4255 (“Wright”), Sergeant John Parente, Shield No. 2431 (“Parente”), Sergeant Scott Miller, Shield No. 3606 (“Miller”) approached and unlawfully searched the Plaintiff. Despite nothing illegal being found, the Plaintiff was arrested on charges of possessing a controlled substance. At the Precinct, the Defendant Officers told the District Attorney's Office that the Plaintiff had been observed with a controlled substance despite no such observation being made. The Plaintiff was held in a cell with a suspected murderer for "several hours". The Plaintiff was terrified. The suspected murderer confessed the grisly details of his allege...
Powell, Rosemary vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026183/2011,
Supreme Court - Queens, November 29, 2011, ended May 12, 2016
Administrative Closing