A.,a. By Mng Myers, Milette vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00374,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 12, 2014, ended November 24, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 15, 2012, Plaintiff was walking through a hallway of her high school with the school's dean. The dean observed a disturbance involving another student and the Defendant police officers, and she told Plaintiff to wait in the area while she became involved in the other incident. While Plaintiff waited, Defendant P.O. O'Neil moved towards Plaintiff and began speaking with her. Despite Plaintiff's explanations that she was waiting for the dean, O'Neil continued to engage with her, before pushing her and striking her. O'Neil and Defendant P.O. Arthur grabbed Plaintiff, and while she was restrained by P.O. Arthur, O'Neil struck her multiple times. O'Neil, Arthur, and P.O. Gayle grabbed her by her neck, flung h...