Named in 9 known lawsuits, $312,502 total settlements.
Spencer, Lawrence vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04992,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 2, 2014, ended January 21, 2016
$10,002 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: On August 26, 2011, plaintiff was driving an automobile in Brooklyn when he was ordered by unmarked police officers to pull over. Plaintiff had pills in an unmarked bottle, but had a formal prescription at home. He was subsequently arrested for unlawful possession of drugs.
Gordon, Nick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01432,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2014, ended September 4, 2014
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2013, Mr. Gordon was unlawfully detained and arrested, assaulted, and thereafter prosecuted on the false charge of marijuana possession. Plaintiff, at that time, was in an automobile with an acquaintance, around the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Jamaica Avenue in Brooklyn. Defendant Officers stopped the automobile, questioned and searched Mr. Gordon and the vehicle, and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe any crime or offense had been committed, arrested and took Plaintiff to the 75th Precinct Stationhouse. Defendant officers took but did not return Mr. Gordon’s property, and prepared or allowed for false police reports accusing Plaintiff of marijuana possession. At Br...
Rivera, Fabian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01279,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 27, 2014, ended June 11, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 17, 2013, at about 3:00pm, in the vicinity South Conduit Boulevard and Eldert Lane in the Cyprus Hills section of Brooklyn, plaintiff was lawfully riding his bicycle in the street when an unmarked police vehicle pulled in front of him. Police Officers Jay Rivera and John Doe, assigned to a Street Narcotics Enforcement Unit (SNEU), twisted plaintiff’s arms and hit him numerous times about his knees and ankles, throwing him to the ground. One of the officers placed his knee in the back of plaintiff’s neck to keep him pinned to the ground. The officers stripped Plaintiff to his underwear, removing his shoes and socks. Plaintiff was repeatedly hit with a baton, suffering injuries to his knees and ankle...
Mcfadden, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00541,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 3, 2014, ended May 22, 2014
$52,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On December 28, 2012, the Plaintiff was walking on the street and was stopped by the defendants. On suspicion of cocaine residue, the Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested. On January 16, 2013, 19 days later, the lab test reports turned out to be negative, and a day later, the plaintiff was released from custody with all charges dismissed.
Mcgriff, Sharon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02450,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 26, 2013, ended December 12, 2013
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 15, 2013, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Williams Avenue and Glenmore Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, waiting for a friend. A police van pulled up and Defendants demanded her identification and Plaintiff complied. They directed Plaintiff to wait across the street for her friend and Plaintiff again complied. The Defendants approached Plaintiff again and began to search her purse, and then handcuffed her and put her in their van. While in the van, Plaintiff asked that the cuffs be loosened because they were cutting off her circulation, but the Defendants laughed and tightened the cuffs. Plaintiff was taken to the 75th Precinct. When Plaintiff asked why she had been arrested...
Ginn, Ricky vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02367,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 22, 2013, ended January 15, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 4, 2012, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Plaintiff Ginn was driving his car on Durmont St. between Van Sinderin Ave. and Snediker Ave. in Brooklyn, New York, with Eugene Myers riding in the front passenger seat. Plaintiff pulled over and parked because Mr. Myers needed to go to the bathroom. Mr. Myers got out and walked toward an industrial fence when he noticed undercover officers watching him from an unmarked car. When he noticed the undercover officers he returned to the car, and the undercover officers pulled behind Plaintiff's car and flashed their lights. Defendant officers Stanley, Rivera, and Hall searched Plaintiff and Mr. Myers and placed them under arrest for possession of a controlled substan...
Williams, Travis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01612,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 27, 2013, ended April 15, 2014
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 1, 2012, Plaintiff sat down to make a phone call after he'd finished playing basketball in Brooklyn. He was approached by undercover officers in an unmarked vehicle and asked what he was doing. He replied that he was playing basketball with his friends, and the officers asked why he was wearing a leather jacket, to which he responded simply that it was cold outside. The officers told Plaintiff he was "getting smart" and that he would now have to go to jail, and grabbed plaintiff and told him to put his hands behind his back. Plaintiff told the officers he was unable to do so because of the manner in which he was being held. Defendant officers sprayed plaintiff with pepper spray in the face and beat ...
Waddlington v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV05010,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Amended Complaint
Description: On or about January 22, 2009, at approximately 10:45 p.m., within the premises described as 391 Georgia Avenue, #5C, Brooklyn, New York (hereinafter "subject premises"), in the County of Kings, City of New York, the plaintiff was falsely arrested without probable cause by the defendant officers. At the time of his arrest, the plaintiff was visiting his former Guardian, namely Cynthia Everson, who resided at the subject premises. Apart from the plaintiff and Ms. Everson, there were other persons who were also present within the subject premises at the time of the incident, including Michael Everson, Kareem Everson, TameekShelly and Neal Thomas (prosecuted as "James Thompson").The incident commenced when the defe...
Daniel v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV04760,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint