Named in 10 known lawsuits, $224,500 total settlements.
Mitchell, Micah vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 26CV00056,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 3, 2026, ended May 8, 2026
Zero Disposition
Holley, Eddie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02883,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 26, 2025, ended March 12, 2026
$25,000 Settlement
Jennings, Jalen vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV07391,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 23, 2024, ended December 23, 2025
$35,000 Settlement
Benjamin, Brandon vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV01983,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 17, 2024, ended December 8, 2025
$54,000 Settlement
Sheppard, Cvanti vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV01985,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 2, 2024, ended April 22, 2025
$27,500 Settlement
Munoz, David vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 525189/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 30, 2022, ended May 21, 2024
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On, or about, January 21, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., in the vicinity of inside the building located at 994 Myrtle Avenue, County of Kings, NY, where plaintiff was a manager of the grocery store, defendants P.O HALE, MARFOGLIO, and JOHN DOES without legal justification or excuse unlawfully approached, stopped, detained and accused Plaintiff of a criminal offense for an assault that occurred approximately a week before said time. Defendants seized plaintiff’s person by grabbing him forcefully with their outstretched arms, and began to conduct an illegal search of Plaintiff's person in plain view of bystanders and his fellow employees. Plaintiff then explained to Defendants that he had video surveillance ...
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...
Price, Danny, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 508116/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 23, 2017
Complaint
Description: "On March 25, 2015, plaintiff Tiffany Evans was in bed at around 6:00 AM when defendant Detective Russo and several unidentified police officers entered here apartment without a warrant, shined a flashlight in her eyes, pointed their guns at her head, viewed her mostly naked body, and detained while they conducted an unlawful search of the apartment for around 20 minutes, then left without any explanation. They also unlawfully seized Evan's vehicle for an extended period of time. As a result, Evans lost her job, dropped out of college and sustained mental and emotional trauma.
On March 30, 2015, plaintiff Danny Price appeared at the local precinct at the request of defendant Detective David Lambert. When Price ...
Stelling, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00035,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 6, 2015, ended March 1, 2017
$7,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled up a car next to Plaintiff and asked him about a folding knife Plaintiff had clipped to his pocket. Defendant Officers were unable to open the knife with gravity, but nevertheless arrest plaintiff, took him to the 79th Precinct, and charged him with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree for a gravity knife. The case was ACD'd.
Mc Clean, Tony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 009419/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 7, 2014, ended November 26, 2014
$14,000 Settlement