Emile Pratt

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.

Thompson, Katrina as M/n/g of Minor, G., S., vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 513247/2024, Supreme Court - Kings, July 16, 2024, ended October 10, 2024
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 28, 2023, the plaintiff's 13-year-old son was aboard the J train, which he had boarded using his MetroCard. He had done nothing illegal. Nevertheless, the defendant NYPD officers approached him from behind, telling him to pick up his belongings. One of the officers threw the boy's backpack off the train. As the officers and the boy exited the train and descended a staircase, the officers grabbed the boy, causing him to fall down. One of the officers then fell on top of the boy. While the boy cried for help, and while onlookers recorded the incident, the officers violently handcuffed the boy, causing him further pain. The officers then searched the boy before taking him to Transit Bureau 33. ...

Gardner, Janice, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06476, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 10, 2017
Complaint
Description: The plaintiffs were attending a family picnic when an unknown individual sexually harassed and assaulted one of the plaintiffs. The family jumped in trying to protect the plaintiff. The defendant police officers arrived on the scene and indiscriminately attacked the plaintiffs with punches and mace. The plaintiffs were arrested and taken to Brooklyn Central Booking. They were charged with assault, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental administration. The charges are still pending.