Named in 11 known lawsuits, $219,001 total settlements.
Mitchell, Jabriel vs Korycki, Rafal, et al.
Case # 515625/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings
Administrative Closing
Brumarie, Stephen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502556/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 9, 2025
Campbell, Chad vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 511447/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 8, 2025
Burgess, Tiffany vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 505511/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 28, 2025
Daniels, Siera et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV07001,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 8, 2024, ended June 23, 2025
$89,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 8, 2023, Plaintiff Jabrial Mitchell was approached by NYPD officers Rafal Korycki and Vickram Manni while standing near 345 Thatford Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Despite complying with the officers' orders, Defendant Korycki aggressively arrested Jabrial without probable cause, using excessive force, including choking and slamming his head and body aggressively to the ground, forcefully twisted his arm behind his back, and placing him in overtight handcuffs. He was later falsely charged with disorderly conduct and held for nine hours before being released. Later, officer Korycki detained and searched Plaintiffs Siera Daniels and Ariel Mitchell without probable cause. Ariel was also arrested and falsely charg...
Gill, Johnny vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 506151/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 12, 2024
Complaint
Description: On March 17, 2023, at 1162 East New York Avenue in Brooklyn, Mr. Gill was falsely arrested, assaulted and battered by Police Officers Rafal Korycki and Faisal Elwan and John Doe Police Officers that have not yet been identified. The assault and battery consisted of being grabbed, thrown into a parked car, taken to the ground, having a knee pressed into his back, and having his arms pulled and forcefully placed in handcuffs. The plaintiff was also assaulted and battered after being taken into custody at the 73rd Precinct. At the precinct, Mr. Gill was thrown into a bench by the defendant police officers. Plaintiff was subsequently taken to Brookdale Hospital to be treated for his injuries sustained from the poli...
Somersall, Earvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 514369/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 16, 2019, ended August 20, 2020
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 22, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Euclid and Blake Aves, Brooklyn, NY, leaving the Brooklyn Food Stamp Center on Pine Street. Plaintiff was was assaulted from behind by Defendant Korycki, and subject to an unlawful stop, question, frisk, search, false arrest, and false imprisonment by the defendant officers. Plaintiff was subjected to an assault, battery, and use of excessive force by the defendant officers when the defendant police officer's forcibly slammed the Plaintiff onto their vehicle and fractured his finger causing permanent injury to his finger. Plaintiff was transported to the hospital for treatment. Defendant officers provided the DA with the false information that plain...
Hayes, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511174/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 31, 2018, ended July 17, 2020
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 5, 2016, Plaintiff was a passenger in the back seat of a livery cab. The livery cab was pulled over by defendant Police Officer Rafal Korycki, Sergeant Samantha Cabrera. Soon after, Police Officer Thomas Marfoglio and Police Officer Richard Luciani arrived at the scene. Without possessing probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had comitted or was about to commit any crimes or infractions, or that Plaintiff was in possession of any weapons, defendants Korycki, Cabrera, Marfoglio, and Luciani accosted Plaintiff, ordered him out of the livery cab and unlawfully searched his person and effects without his consent. Defendant officers placed Plaintiff under arrest by handcuffing his a...
Thompson, Tramava vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504783/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 18, 2016, ended October 3, 2019
$4,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 7, 2015, NYPD Officer Rafal Korycki and two other unknown NYPD officers pulled over Plaintiff and arrested him without probable cause, claiming that Plaintiff's license plate was not real. Plaintiff was placed in excessively tight handcuffs. The NYPD Officers maliciously provided false information to the District Attorney's Office to cover up their illegal actions, and all charges were eventually dismissed. The NYPD Officers also seized Plaintiff's car and damaged it.
Fulford, Lonnie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00037,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 13, 2015, ended November 4, 2015
$5,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 3, 2013 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Plaintiff Lonnie Fulford was lawfully smoking a cigarette in the vicinity of the roof of his building at 552 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Defendant police officers, Rafal Korycki and John Doe 1-10, were on a neighboring roof, shone flashlights on Plaintiff and began questioning him. Plaintiff shouted to defendant police officers that he was not doing anything. Defendant police officers replied that they “don’t give a fuck” and that they were coming over. Plaintiff went back down to his apartment. About ten minutes later, Plaintiff’s cousin rang at the building entrance and was buzzed in. When plaintiff’s girlfriend opened the apartment door for plaintiff’s cousin,...
Dancy, Cheryl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07293,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 18, 2014, ended June 29, 2015
$36,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 12, 2013, Plaintiff, who was a former NYP police officer, heard a commotion in the street outside her home in Brooklyn. Plaintiff went outside in her pajamas and found defendant Officers Korycki and Tenant accusing her son of smoking marijuana in public even though no marijuana was found on her son or in the vicinity. Plaintiff's son then went inside and Defendant officers demanded Plaintiff open the door to her home and let them inside, or they would break the door down themselves. Plaintiff refused and the defendant officers told plaintiff that someone was getting arrested tonight. Immediately thereafter defendant officers violently grabbed the plaintiff and forcefully threw her against their vehic...
