Named in 7 known lawsuits, $63,750 total settlements.
Smith, Demetrius vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 538969/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 24, 2025
Jackson, Frederick vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504569/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 4, 2023, ended June 29, 2026
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 12, 2020, plaintiff Frederick Jackson was sleeping in his bed located in his home in Brooklyn, when several police officers, among whom sergeant Avinash Patel, detective Krystopher Valentin, detective Matthew Fagan, police officer Steven Rupnick, detective specialist Patrick Barry, and sergeant Umar Khitab, awoke him, executing a search warrant obtained by using false information. The target of the warrant was a person who was not living in the apartment. The plaintiff was holding a baseball bat believing that his apartment has been burglarized. After the officers screamed to drop the bat, he dropped it and the officers searched him unlawfully. The plaintiff was handcuffed and told that he was arres...
Dowling, Javon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501626/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 19, 2023, ended July 12, 2024
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff Javon Dowling was lawfully present inside his apartment when six defendant officers broke down the apartment door without knocking and with guns drawn. They ordered plaintiff to get on the floor on his stomach, then forcefully grabbed plaintiff, pinned his arms behind his back and handcuffed him. Defendants then ransacked the apartment for 2 hours, causing damage to the residence, before placing plaintiff in a police evhicle and transporting him to the precinct.
While plaintiff was in custody, defendants provided the DA's office with false, misleading and/or incomplete information that Plaintiff had committed a crime. They never told plaintiff during the arrest, despite being asked, why he was being...
Grant, Alonzo, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 523839/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 3, 2020
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Alonzo Grant was at his residence in Queens when NYPD officers arrived in response to an alleged domestic dispute. The officers, without justification or probable cause, forcibly entered Mr. Grant’s home and used excessive force during his arrest, despite no resistance. Mr. Grant was tackled to the ground, handcuffed tightly, and assaulted, causing him to suffer physical injuries.
Despite the lack of probable cause, Mr. Grant was falsely arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. The officers failed to intervene or prevent the excessive force used by their colleagues. Mr. Grant's charges were later...
Rogers, Shaheim, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV03360,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 11, 2019, ended January 10, 2020
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 25, 2017, Shaheim Rogers, Bevon Benn, and Sianna Stewart were waiting for a friend inside a rental Zipcar outside of an apartment building. Officers Fagan, Patel, Khitab, and Does approached the car, ordered everyone outside, tightly handcuffed them, searched them, searched the Zipcar, and searched Sianna's wallet. The officers found no contraband. The officers asked who the owner of the car was, and the group responded that it was Dayvoun Joyner, their friend. The officers refused to let Sianna call Dayvoun, and brought them to the precinct for processing, where they again searched the group. Dayvoun came to the precinct and told officers that the group was authorized to drive the car, but they rema...
Stewart, Sianna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV04841,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 4, 2018, ended July 1, 2019
$16,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 25, 2017, plaintiff was sitting in a Zipcar rented by a friend when defendant officers approached the car and ordered everyone to exit. Plaintiff was handcuffed and subjected to an illegal search. She was falsely arrested and charged with possession of a forged instrument, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of marihuana. All charges were dismissed.
In November 2017, defendant police officers again illegally searched and then arrested plaintiff. Though defendant police officers all knew that plaintiff had not committed any offense, they still transported her to the precinct for processing. Ultimately, the prosecutors declined to prosecute.
Gist, Dominique vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509675/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 6, 2015, ended November 24, 2015
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On may 6, 2015, Dominique Gist (plaintiff) was talking to a friend on the street when officers approached claiming they were too loud. The plaintiff was subjected to excessive force, unlawfully searched then were arrested for disorderly conduct by the Officers Matthew Fagen, John Doe 1, John Does 2-4 (defendants), he was incarerated for 25hrs without probable cause. He was then maliciously prosecuted.
The City of NY is also culpable as a defendant as they had a duty to intervene but did not. They also owed the plaintiff a duty of care but did not provide this.
