Russell, Laquan, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05951,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 8, 2013, ended June 30, 2014
$19,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 5, 2013, Plaintiffs were lawfully present at an intersection in Brooklyn when, without any legal basis or justification, they were ordered to leave the vicinity by Defendant P.O.s. Although Plaintiffs complied with their request, Defendant P.O.s started pushing, assaulting and battering them. When Plaintiffs reached one of their homes, the Defendant P.O.s, without any probable cause, entered the yard of the property and subsequently attempted to enter the home. Defendant P.O.s, without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause, detained one plaintiff, and knocked her over by pushing her with excessive force. Without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause, Defendant P.O.s then violently detained an...