Named in 8 known lawsuits, $124,500 total settlements.
John, Orwyn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01802,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 17, 2014, ended July 17, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 10, 2011, Plaintiff was driving his vehicle. For no lawful reason, unmarked police vehicles pulled up in front of Plaintiff, forcing him to break. NYPD Officers Detective Betzayda Fraticelli, Sergeant Tyron Pope, Lieutenant James Mooney, and others emerged with their guns pointed. Without reasonable suspicion they searched the vehicle, and finding nothing, arrested Plaintiff. He was then unlawfully strip searched at the precinct, where the officers made false reports about him.
Day, Janaye vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05903,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 23, 2013, ended February 10, 2014
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 10, 2011, Plaintiff, who was approximately five months pregnant at the time, was a passenger in a vehicle. Suddenly, unmarked police vehicles pulled in front of and behind the vehicle Plaintiff was riding in, forcing the driver to abruptly brake, nearly causing a collision and forcing Plaintiff to brace her hands against the dashboard to avoid striking her head. Defendants rushed out of their unmarked vehicles with guns pointed at Plaintiff. Without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, Defendants searched Plaintiff without her permission. No contraband was recovered from Plaintiff. Defendants handcuffed Plaintiff, put her in a police van, and took her to the 25th Precinct. At the precinct, the officer...
Monroe, Jamel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00792,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 6, 2013, ended September 16, 2013
$7,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 24, 2012 at approximately 7:30 PM, Plaintiff was on Seventh Avenue near the intersection of 146th street when Defendant Police Officers John Does 1-10 attacked, brutally and savagely beat and battered and otherwise assaulted Plaintiff. The officers, in plain clothes, got out of vehicles with gun drawn and attacked Plaintiff including punching him in the face many times, and one officer hitting Plaintiff in his jaw with the officer's gun.
After putting Plaintiff in handcuffs, officers forcefully slammed Plaintiff to the ground and two of the officers pressed their knees hard on Plaintiff's back. Plaintiff, though handcuffed and on the ground, was struck, kicked, hit and punched by defendant officers...
Limandri, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00792,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 13, 2013, ended September 10, 2013
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 1, 2011, Plaintiff was outside a deli when several police officers approached and asked for identification. As Plaintiff was complying the officers spun him around, threw him face first against a wall, then began to violently strike him. The officers deliberately put on excessively tight handcuffs, then placed Plaintiff in a police car. While taking the Plaintiff to the 76th Precinct, they deliberately stopped suddenly multiple times, causing Plaintiff’s head to strike the divider and eliciting laughs from the officers. Officers swore false charges for resisting arrest and public consumption of alcohol. After several hours of pleading, Plaintiff was taken to a hospital for treatment. Plaintiff wa...
Sinkler, Theodore vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150178/2013,
Supreme Court - New York, January 29, 2013
Complaint
Description: On or about October 11, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully within the confines of his residence when approximately 25 Defendant NYPD police officers stormed into his apartment. The officers threw Plaintiff on the ground and handcuffed him. The officers refused to show Plaintiff a warrant and proceeded to search his apartment for over thirty minutes. No evidence of criminality was uncovered other than two bags containing marijuana belonging to one 'Will'. Plaintiff was held in excessively tight hand-cuffs and brought into custody.
Severin, Garry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV02942,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 27, 2012, ended June 7, 2013
$40,000 Settlement
Allstate Insurance Company vs Rosko, Leonard, et al.
Case # 104463/2011,
Supreme Court - Richmond, January 6, 2012, ended August 28, 2014
Zero Disposition
Rosko, Leonard & Maureen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 101160/2006,
Supreme Court - Richmond, April 7, 2006, ended September 18, 2013
Zero Disposition