Named in 4 known lawsuits, $42,500 total settlements.
Robinson, Andre vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 528250/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 4, 2022
Complaint
Description: On January 31, 2022, Defendant Officers entered Plaintiff's workplace, escorted him outside, arrested him, and transported him to the 79th precinct. Defendant Officers falsely identified and accused Plaintiff of robbery. While Plaintiff was at Rikers Island, Corrections Officers sprayed bear mace in Plaintiff's vicinity four times. Four days after Plaintiff was sent to Rikers Island, all criminal charges against Plaintiff were dismissed and sealed.
Findley, Gabarri vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 526429/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 18, 2021
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully inside his Brooklyn home. Plaintiff was taken from his home and arrested by NYPD officers Nicola Apadula and Lawrence Carson, without a warrant. He was subsequently transported to the 79th precinct where he was interrogated without the issuance of Miranda warnings, then placed into a lineup to be viewed by the complaining witness in an open robbery investigation. The line-up was unduly suggestive and violated Plaintiff's Due Process rights. Plaintiff was subsequently re-arrested and detained as a result. While in detention at Riker's Island, Plaintiff was assaulted and battered by an unnamed corrections officer, including a close-fist punch; Plaintiff did not receive...
Dupigny, Helary vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 502077/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 2, 2019, ended August 8, 2019
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2017, at approximately 3:00PM, Helary Dupigny was a passenger in a car his friend was driving, when NYPD Officers, including Officer Nicola Apadula, pulled them over in the vicinity of Tomkins Avenue and Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY because the car allegedly had a broken tail light. The officers ordered the driver to exit the vehicle and subjected him to a search, where they found no illegal contraband. They then alleged that the car smelled like marijuana, even though there was no marijuana in the vehicle, and ordered both occupants to exit the vehicle. Dupigny was video recording the defendants on his cell phone and asked him why they were ordering him to exit the vehicle. They provided no legal...
Baxter, Delroy vs Apadula, Nicola, et al.
Case # 507630/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 22, 2014, ended April 14, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
