William Fisher

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $1,500 total settlements.

Martinez-Cano, Genoveva vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03738, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 28, 2016, ended April 18, 2017
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2015, at approximately 8:30 PM, Plaintiff Genoveva Martinez-Cano was in her residence at 35-38 11th Street, Apartment 1F in Astoria, Queens. At that time, Plaintiff called 911 to request police intervention in a nonviolent domestic dispute with her husband, Victor Espinoza. Thereafter, Officers John Doe 1 and 2 from the 114the precinct arrived at the scene. Plaintiff explained that she was in extreme emotional distress due to her marital troubles. In response, defendant John doe 1, a dark-skinned Latino male in his early 30s, began to berate and verbally abuse plaintiff for making the 911 call and for reading text messages on her husband’s phone. Further, Doe 1 then announced that he would be arrest...

Gomez, Franklin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05932, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 17, 2015, ended September 16, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On December 20, 2009, Plaintiff arrived in New York from Miami to see his estranged wife and children. Despite tense relations, his wife allowed him to see his children at a McDonald's, after which Plaintiff drove all of them, including his wife, back to their apartment. They agreed that Plaintiff would supper them with money for Christmas gifts and some necessities for his wife. On December 26, 2009, Plaintiff was waiting near the entrance of his wife's apartment for his daughter to come down to hand her $500 for Chris money when a police vehicle approached and plainclothes detective arrested him, taking him to the 49th precinct, without informing him why or of his rights. Detective William Fisher aggressively...