Named in 8 known lawsuits, $146,000 total settlements.
James, Clinton vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01077,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 4, 2016
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers tapped Plaintiff's cell phone, followed him, and stopped him. Defendant Officer Maria assaulted him, Defendant Officer Fahim shot him multiple times, and other defendant officers failed to intervene or engaged in the assault. On a separate occasion, Det. Torino took Plaintiff out of jail and assaulted him.
Franks, Sundra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06178,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 29, 2015, ended December 17, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was arrested by an undercover officer on accusation of committing a drug transaction. He was arrested and charged with crimes, which were dismissed.
Smith, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05030,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 30, 2015, ended June 1, 2016
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 23, 2015, Plaintiffs Kenneth Smith and Rylawn Walker, African American men, were behaving lawfully and not acting in a suspicious manner when they were approached, accosted, falsely arrested, and falsely imprisoned by the Defendant NYPD Officers. Each Plaintiff was imprisoned approximately 24 hours after his unlawful arrest and compelled to make numerous court appearances until June 11, 2015, when the criminal charges were dismissed. While the Plaintiffs were being held, Defendant NYPD Officer Robert Woodhouse, with the acquiescence of the other defendants, misrepresented facts in the police reports and other documents to falsely state the Plaintiffs had committed offenses including possessing mari...
Prekas, Marko vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05744,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 14, 2014, ended October 30, 2015
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On March 13, 2012, ten NYPD officers executed a search warrant at 311 Gordon Street, Staten Island, but unlawfully entered and searched Marko Prekas' separate basement apartment, not covered by the warrant. Michael Driscoll And Robert Patelli, entered Prekas’ apartment with firearms. Prekas was awakened by an officer pointing guns at him. When PREKAS stood up out of his bed, a defendant officer pressed his firearm against Prekas’ chest and a defendant officer, believed to be Robert Patelli, handcuffed Prekas without cause. Defendants Matthew Edelman, Donald Stewart, Luis Torino, William Russo, Kevin Sills, Matthew Bilotti, Michael Zak, and Dennis Maira, entered the location and searched both the first floor and...
Rushmore et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV01113,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint and Stipulation
Delgrosso v. City of New York
Case # 11CV04876,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Smith et al v. The City Of New York , et al
Case # 16CV00845,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint,
Original Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were approached and arrested by defendant officers, taken into custody, and charged with 220.03 and 221.05. Charges were later dismissed.
Gallo v. City of New York et al
Case # 02CV04589,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint and Stipulation