Named in 4 known lawsuits, $33,501 total settlements.
Hurt, Destiny vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 160235/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, December 24, 2024
Complaint
Description: On August 12, 2023, Plaintiff was in the park speaking about her religious beliefs and offering religious materials to passersby, when she was unlawfully approached by Defendant NYPD officers Maric, Gomez, Fermin, Jones, Vitale, Diazzabala, and other unknown NYPD officers, without any legal basis. The Defendants told Plaintiff that her "umbrella" was against park regulations. Plaintiff had been in the park numerous times previously and had been told that it was legal to be there. The Defendants surrounded Plaintiff and attempted to confiscate her umbrella. They verbally seized, detained, assaulted, and threatened her. The Defendants began to attack, touch, grab, pull, restrain, kick, scratch, and detain Plainti...
Pallet, Chestom vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811386/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 23, 2021
Complaint
Description: On, or about, January 19, 2018, Plaintiff, an adult Black or African American male, was present at Detective Borough Bronx Special Unit after hearing that POs went to his residence to look for him when POs, including Warren Cordero, Arnold Torres, Alysha Johnson, Desmond Nichols, Jacqueline Marku, Sasa Maric and Matthew Caniglia, approached him. POs immediately physically restrained and handcuffed Plaintiff in an excessively tight fashion. Plaintiff was unlawfully questioned, searched, arrested with no probable cause and detained over the course of approximately two weeks. In the facility, Plaintiff was assaulted by some of his inmates, and correction officers did not intervene when they were present during the...
Olivieri, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05947,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 22, 2017, ended February 26, 2018
$18,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: May 11, 2016 incident: Plaintiff was with his girlfriend and another woman who are both "painted ladies" or "desnudas" in Times Square. Some male passersby began to harass the women by calling them "hos" and throwing up gang-related signs. Defendants Police Officer Juillet and Police Officer FNU Ponce arrived to surround the plaintiff and women. Defendant Juillet told the plaintiff to keep his mouth shut because he heard reports of the plaintiff arguing and fighting with people earlier in the day. The defendant also mentioned that he had been waiting to get the plaintiff out of Times Square and that he is not a man to mess with. Defendant Juillet asked for the plaintiff's identification and subsequently for his...
Means, Nakia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02229,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 5, 2016, ended December 28, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled Plaintiff's car over for an alleged broken headlight. Plaintiff explained that it wasn't broken when Defendant Officer Rodriguez dragged Plaintiff out of the car, handcuffed her, and took her to the 74th Precinct. Plaintiff had various criminal charges filed against her that were later dismissed.