Allen, Bradley vs City of New York
Case # 21CV06473,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 7, 2021, ended July 25, 2023
$65,137 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2020, Bradley Allen and his wife attended a Floyd protest near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Even though Mr. Allen and his wife peacefully protested and committed no crime or offense, NYPD police officers assaulted Mr. Allen, arrested him, placed Mr. Allen in excessively tight handcuffs for an extended period, and held him in custody much longer than necessary to process his arrest and under dangerous and unsafe conditions that exposed Mr. Allen to the COVID-19 virus, before finally releasing Mr. Allen and issuing him two summonses charging Mr. Allen with disorderly conduct. On information and belief, no accusatory instrument was ever filed against Mr. Allen and no criminal court or summons court ...