Named in 6 known lawsuits, $186,002 total settlements.
Abrams, Sadie & Messiah, Tiffany vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV09520,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 16, 2024, ended July 8, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On several occasions, including on June 26, 2019, December 30, 2020, April 27, 2021, and June 30, 2021, different groups of defendant police officers forced their way into the plaintiffs’ home without any warrant, damaged and/or destroyed the plaintiffs’ properties, and violently seized and/or arrested plaintiffs without cause at the premises; this would often result in the plaintiffs being unreasonably detained for a lengthy period of time. During these raids, defendant police officers drew weapons against the plaintiffs and their dog, who they would forcibly kick and threaten to shoot/kill. As a result of each of these raids, plaintiff Abram’s son, Mike Josie, was arrested at the premises, transported to NYPD...
Suggs, Shameek vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 510836/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 8, 2022, ended September 27, 2022
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the defendant police officers allegedly executed a search warrant inside of plaintiff’s friend’s apartment located at 233 Sands Street, Apt. 3K, Brooklyn, New York. Upon entering the apartment, the defendant police officer asked plaintiff if he lived at the apartment and plaintiff showed the defendant officers his identification indicating he did not reside in the apartment, nevertheless defendant police unlawfully handcuffed plaintiff and arrested him. Plaintiff was then transported against his will to the 84th precinct where he was searched, photographed, fingerprinted, and detained in a
filthy holding cell for many hours. Thereafter, the defendant police office...
Josie, Mike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02486,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 20, 2021, ended April 24, 2024
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 26, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Defendants unlawfully arrested Plaintiff for larceny which Plaintiff did not commit. Defendants entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant or justification. Defendants rushed towards plaintiff with their guns pointed at him and yelled at, grabbed, pushed, shoved, and pulled Plaintiff. Defendants tightly handcuffed Plaintiff to the point that he experienced numbness and pain but Defendants ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Defendants illegally searched Plaintiff and brought him to the 88th Precinct. Defendants interrogated plaintiff for a long time and then brought him to Central Booking. Defendants provided false representations to the Kings Count...
Mcintosh, Kimmel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07194,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2016, ended June 8, 2016
$20,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs went into a massage spa to get massages when defendant officer barged in and claimed the credit card that one Plaintiff was using was stolen, even though it matched her ID. Plaintiffs were arrested, taken to the 84th Precinct, and then released without charges.
Morris, Randy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03799,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 13, 2015, ended September 2, 2015
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers in unmarked vehicle pulled up to plaintiff in parked vehicle, and two plainclothes defendant officers approached plaintiff's vehicle. Defendant officers ordered plaintiff to exit his car, handcuffed him and searched his vehicle without his consent. Defendant Officers took plaintiff to the 84th precinct and searched him. The DA office declined to prosecute plaintiff for unspecified charges due to lack of evidence.
Babayof, Yaher Israel A/k/a Babayoff, Yair Israel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV06073,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 26, 2013, ended November 20, 2014
$1,000 Settlement