Named in 5 known lawsuits, $53,200 total settlements.
Blake, Peter vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 155734/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, June 26, 2017, ended January 5, 2018
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 24, 2014, at approximately 6:43 p.m., Peter Blake was lawfully present near 454 Saint Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan when he was stopped, searched, and arrested by Detective Deon Ayala (Shield #06180) and other unnamed officers without probable cause. Detective Ayala falsely accused Mr. Blake of tampering with evidence, claiming he observed Mr. Blake rolling a substance into a small white paper, placing it into his mouth, and identifying the smell as phencyclidine (PCP). The officers allegedly fabricated police reports and provided false information to the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Blake was detained for approximately 60 days, during which he was subjected to multiple court appear...
Bussey, Carol, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03790,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 2, 2015, ended August 9, 2016
$700 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officer dressed in riot-gear, forcibly entered Plaintiffs' home under the guise of an alleged search warrant. Defendants then handcuffed plaintiffs and placed in the living room while police ransacked their home. The officers arrested Plaintiffs and alleged that small bags that Plaintiff used to store buttons, were actually ìdrug paraphernalia.î Plaintiffs were taken to a precinct, and given a DAT, which the DA declined to prosecute.
Walker, Donna, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150009/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, January 7, 2014, ended March 16, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 29, 2013, plaintiffs Donna Walker, Kendra Esannason, and Jasminelee Mejia were unlawfully arrested and detained by NYPD officers at their residence located at 129 West 147 Street, apartment 4F, New York, NY 10039. Over ten unidentified police officers, including John Does #1-10, broke down the door, entered the apartment with guns drawn and a police dog, and ordered the plaintiffs to freeze. The officers handcuffed Esannason and Mejia behind their backs and later took all three plaintiffs to the police precinct. Walker was left seated in a chair with her hands handcuffed around a pole for several hours and later taken to a holding cell where her medication was confiscated. All plaintiffs were taken to ...
Dudley, Samuel vs Knight, Keith, et al.
Case # 12CV05148,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 7, 2012, ended June 25, 2014
Zero Disposition
Second Amended Complaint
Harrigan et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV02169,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$17,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint