Named in 6 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Moreno, Josue vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 535675/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 23, 2025
Lee, Juliet vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02531,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 28, 2025
Complaint
Chaperon, David vs Nypd Police Officer Kulug, Ertan, et al.
Case # 506781/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings
$25,000 Settlement
Jefferson, Rashad vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06292,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 3, 2024, ended October 22, 2025
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 19, 2024, when plaintiff was walking with two associates, an unmarked police car approached them. A police officer exited the car and one of plaintiff’s associate fled on foot and that police officer chased after him. Plaintiff remained. Another police officer exited the car and approached plaintiff, while another police car arrived with three other police officer arrived on scene. Plaintiff began to record the officers with his phone and to ask for their names and badge numbers. One of the officers told him that he was under arrest. The officers pulled plaintiff to the ground and knocked plaintiff’s phone to the floor. One of the officer used taser to plaintiff. Plaintiff was handcuffed to a precinct....
Evans, Karon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV05555,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 27, 2023, ended April 4, 2025
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Stewart, Zamir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511959/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 16, 2020, ended March 31, 2022
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 4, 2020, the plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 2220 West 11th Street in Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff was dropping off his son at his mom's house when Defendant NYPD officers approached him. They arrested him immediately and applied the handcuffs in an extremely tight manner. They were so tight he was bleeding profusely and had to be taken to Coney Island Hospital. At no time did plaintiff commit a crime or violate the law in any way. All charges were subsequently dropped.
