Adam C. Bischoff

Lawsuits

Barrow, Travon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04916, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 9, 2014, ended June 24, 2015
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On August 19, 2013, Plaintiff was lawfully in the automobile he had purchased, in the vicinity of Saint Nicholas Avenue and West 166th Street in Manhattan, NY. Several police officers demanded that plaintiff produce identification and proof of insurance to which Plaintiff complied. Plaintiff provided the defendants with paperwork demonstrating his recent purchase and contact information for the seller of the car. Defendants then arrested Plaintiff, despite the fact that they had no probable cause to do so, and transported him to the Precinct. At the precinct, the officers called the car’s seller, who confirmed plaintiff’s account. Defendant officers misrepresented to the Manhattan DAs Office that Plaintiff crim...