Named in 8 known lawsuits, $252,500 total settlements.
Bare, Ramon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157426/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2018, the plaintiff was a lawful passenger in his friend’s vehicle when they arrived at a location, where a man had asked to be dropped off. When the vehicle pulled into the parking lot, the individually named defendant police officers suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of its windows, forcefully and aggressively opened the doors, and physically removed the plaintiff and the other occupants. The defendant police officers assaulted and battered the plaintiff, subjecting him to excessive force by dragging him across the ground, causing bruises and cuts all over his body. Thereafter, the defendants unlawfully searched the plaintiff and the vehicle without probable cause or legal justificatio...
Martinez, Edickson vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157427/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or about June 4, 2018 at approximately 3:00 p.m., at which time plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend in the vicinity of
13-39 College Point Blvd, Queens, New York, when officers Kathy Martinez, Bilal Ates, Scott Berger, Robert Smith, Laurance Laverty, Emrah Ates, Soltan Dobrossy, John Denora, John Salmieri, Washington Mosquera and undercover officer UC#C0249 (together the "defendants") suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of the windows of the vehicle, forcefully
and aggressively opened the doors of the vehicle, physically removed plaintiff from the vehicle, assaulted and battered plaintiff and subjected plaintiff to the use of excessive force and dragged plaintiff acro...
Mceachin, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04304,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 19, 2015, ended December 22, 2015
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Two plain clothed defendant detectives (Hoeflinger and Dobrossy) approached the plaintiff who was walking home. Plaintiff was verbally assaulted and officers unlawfully searched plaintiff's pockets. Plaintiff claims that the defendant officers 'flaked' him by inserting an empty bag of cocaine in his pocket and falsely arrested him stating he had a criminal possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken back to the 73rd precinct and was subject to an unlawful strip search. Plaintiff was released to appear in court with a DAT, and his case was dismissed.
Pemberton, Antoine vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 009936/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 17, 2014, ended April 18, 2017
Settlement
Chapman, Derrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04748,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 5, 2013, ended February 14, 2014
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2012, Plaintiff was on the sidewalk on Broadway, between Marion Street and Stone Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Defendants Martin and Walsh stopped Plaintiff and asked what was in his pocket. The Defendants then proceeded to search the Plaintiff and removed everything from his pockets. One of the Defendants found half of an Oxycodone pill and Plaintiff informed them that it was a medication for which he had a prescription. Nevertheless, Defendants arrested him on a charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. One of the Defendants handcuffed the Plaintiff and then Defendants Martin, Walsh, Dobrossy, and/or Tiernan placed him in the rear of the police van. Shortly afte...
Brooks, Ellen, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV02160,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 18, 2012, ended March 4, 2014
$181,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
Stephens, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01825,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 16, 2012, ended July 12, 2013
$36,000 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Rose v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV03069,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, arrested, strip-searched and charged with felony. All charges dismissed.