Named in 4 known lawsuits, $99,500 total settlements.
Mcgregor, Shashala vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06951,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 24, 2024
Complaint
Description: On July 28, 2023, plaintiff was driving on Memphis Avenue in the County of Queens, City and State of New York and her ex boyfriend purposefully cut into traffic and in front of plaintiff's vehicle, sideswiping her and causing damage to both vehicles. Plaintiff's ex boyfriend got out of his vehicle, attacked Ms.
McGregor, tried to drag her from her vehicle, ripped the driver’s door off its hinges, and then stole her phone on which she had recorded this events. Plaintiff drove away and called the police from a land line at her mother’s house a few blocks away. When she returned to the scene defendant NYPD officer Caeser and her partner were already there and in conversation with her ex-boyfriend, whom plaintiff b...
Pinder, Ramar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505670/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 20, 2020, ended September 2, 2021
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2018, Plaintiff was with some friends on the side of the street waiting for an Uber they had ordered. Officers approached Plaintiff and his friends without cause and illegally searched and questioned them. The officers claimed they stopped Plaintiff because the Uber he had ordered was double parked. Instead of addressing the Uber driver, the officers arrested Plaintiff and his friends. Officers alleged that one of Plaintiff's friends had a weapon on their person and arrested Plaintiff and his friends. All were transferred to the precinct and detained. Plaintiff was released from custody about 24 hours later and was not charged.
Washington, Jerry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505671/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 20, 2020, ended October 7, 2021
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2018, Plaintiff and his friends were lawfully on the street waiting for an Uber they had ordered. Officers approached Plaintiff and his friends and stopped and questioned them without cause. The officers claimed that Plaintiff was stopped because the Uber they had ordered was illegally parked. Instead of questioning the Uber driver, officers seized Plaintiff and his friends and searched their persons. The officers falsely claimed that they found a weapon on one of Plaintiff's friends, arrested them all, and transported them to the precinct. Plaintiff was detained for approximately 24 hours before he was released without being charged.
Rowe, Donovan, et al. vs Bomparola, Anthony, et al.
Case # 17CV00526,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 1, 2017, ended July 6, 2017
$47,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff Mr. Benson was asked for identification by the defendants in the vestibule of the incident location at the incident time. Plaintiff complied when Plaintiff Mr. Rowe, a resident of the building, arrived at the scene to tell the defendants that Mr. Benson was visiting him. Plaintiff Rowe was ordered to stand against the wall, thrown to the floor and experienced having profanities and threats shouted at him, and was arrested by defendant Bomparola. Defendants proceeded to search the plaintiffs without permission and found nothing. Before plaintiff Rowe was put in the NYPD vehicle, he was choked by defendant Bomparola. Plaintiffs were taken to the 79th precinct after asking why there were arrested and not...