Named in 3 known lawsuits, $167,500 total settlements.
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...
White, Malik vs Mccarthy, Kevin, et al.
Case # 511724/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 9, 2022, ended December 13, 2024
$67,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 13, 2018 at around 12:50AM, Plaintiff Malik White was driving down a public street in Brooklyn. Plaintiff White noticed that a car with tinted windows was following him. This car - which was an unmarked police car, pulled over the Plaintiff and Defendant Officers stepped out, but did not immediately identify themselves as NYPD. The men in the unmarked car were Defendant Officers Kevin McCarthy, Umar Khitab, and Steven Rupnick. One Officer asked Plaintiff for his license and registration and Plaintiff looked for it, but also asked why he had been stopped. The Officer began to get hostile, eventually pulling Plaintiff out of the car and taking his cellphone. Two other Defendant Officers then be...
Taylor, Aubura Lionel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 517639/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 28, 2019, ended September 12, 2023
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 1st, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully attending a New Year's Eve celebration and was standing outside the premises when he was approaches by PO "John Doe" of the NYPD. Plaintiff was seized by PO "John Doe" and pushed to the ground, causing the fracturing of his rib. Plaintiff was arrested, handcuffed and transported to the 77th Precinct where he was processed. He was then transported to King's County Central Booking. PO "John Doe" falsely and maliciously instigated the commencement of criminal proceedings against Plaintiff. On January 2nd, Plaintiff was taken to court and then released on his own recognizance. He was then taken to Brooklyn Hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured rib. Al...