Named in 6 known lawsuits, $229,500 total settlements.
Clarke, Supreme, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 534335/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 14, 2025
Marrast, Sherrard vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV01443,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 18, 2023, ended August 8, 2023
$77,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 26, 2020, Defendants (collectively, the "Police Defendants") unlawfully assaulted and seriously injured the plaintiff and arrested the plaintiff, all without any justification or due cause.
On February 26, 2020, at approximately 10pm Plaintiff was present, with a friend, in the area of Prospect Place and Troy Ave in Brooklyn, New York, when they were approached by defendant officers Trimarshi and Hirsh. After defendants performed a search of plaintiff and his friend, plaintiff objected to how defendant Hirsh had been aggressively manhandling his friend. At that point, Defendant Trimarshi knocked Plaintiff to the ground and punched Plaintiff in the face a number of times, resulting in a bilateral na...
Bradley, Xavier vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV04314,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 1, 2020, ended December 20, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 26, 2018, the Plaintiff was on a phone call while walking, when an unmarked sedan stopped in front of his path. PO Sanchez exited the vehicle wearing plain clothes and told the Plaintiff to approach. There was no visible marking that the Officer or the vehicle was NYPD. Out of fear for his life, the Plaintiff ran away and PO Sanchez started to chase him. PO Herrera, who was also in the car, got out to help PO Sanchez. PO Hughes was the driver, who also pursued the Plaintiff while in the car. It was only when the Officers caught the Plaintiff, that they told him they were NYPD and put him in handcuffs. They did not tell the Plaintiff why he was under arrest. Sgt. Demonda approved of the arrest, despite...
Jackson, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 514032/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 27, 2019, ended August 11, 2020
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 14, 2018, Joseph Jackson ("Plaintiff"), while lawfully present in Kings County when he was approached by Police Officer Carlos Herrera and John Doe and John Roe ("Defendants"). The Defendants stopped the Plaintiff without just cause, probable cause or provocation, and with reckless, negligent and callous disregard for the truth, and without investigation, intentionally, willfully and maliciously committed an assault and battery then handcuffed, seized and arrested the Plaintiff in an excessive manner.
The Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and falsely imprisoned for over 24 hours with multiple court appearances until charges against him were dismissed. The charges were based on misrepresentatio...
Wilson, Belinda, et al. vs P.O. Kalish, Micheal, et al.
Case # 18CV05219,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 5, 2018, ended April 25, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Moodie, Rohan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 502747/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 9, 2017, ended April 13, 2018
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 14, 2015 Plaintiff was driving on Pitkin Avenue when he was stopped without cause by PO Carlos Herrera and his partner. Plaintiff provided appropriate documents to the officers and asked why he was being stopped. POs responded Plaintiff was asking too many questions, pulled Plaintiff from the driver's seat, and walked him to the back of the car where he was handcuffed. POs then searched Plaintiff and his car. While they found no contraband, POs did find a laminated fire guard card with Plaintiff's name and date of birth. When asked Plaintiff explained he was issued that card after taking and passing the fire guard test. Without explanation, POs placed Plaintiff in their car and took him to the 73rd ...