Louis M. Martinez

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $10,000 total settlements.

Brown, Margie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06244, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 16, 2017, ended March 20, 2018
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2016, Plaintiff called 911 to report an instance of sexual abuse to NYPD Officer James, Officer Vega, and Sergeant Martinez. The officers asked plaintiff if she needed EMS services; she said no. Plaintiff was then detained for 8.5 hours. At some point Officer James told Plaintiff she was being detained while they waited for information about her from DHS. At no point did the officers tell Plaintiff that they were actually waiting for EMS to transport the plaintiff to the hospital for a psych evaluation. Plaintiff was transported to the hospital by EMS—including FDNY employee Alexander Auriline—but was never told why. When she arrived at the hospital, Plaintiff was not told what type of treatment she ...

Shipley, Chanell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 506841/2016, Supreme Court - Kings, April 27, 2016, ended October 13, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about January 28, 2015, Plaintiff was assaulted by NYPD officers without legal cause or justification, suffering lacerations and permanent scars on her left and right wrists, lacerations, burns, bruises, tingling sensations, and limitations of range of motion of both arms, requiring hospitalization and medical care. Officers handcuffed Plaintiff's wrists so tightly that circulation was cut off in both arms for approximately three hours, causing such extreme swelling that officers could not remove handcuffs with a key and had to contact EMS to use an electric metal saw or other tool to saw off the handcuffs, causing lacerations, bruises, permanent scars to both wrists, and permanent discoloration. Police ...