Named in 5 known lawsuits, $97,303 total settlements.
Clarke, Cloyd vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 009911/2016,
Supreme Court - Queens, September 1, 2016, ended May 23, 2019
$60,000 Settlement
Estate of Knaust, James By Knaust, A. Elizabeth, et al. vs P.O. Contreras, Erik, et al.
Case # 14CV02496,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 9, 2014, ended August 23, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On November 1, 2012, Plaintiffs James Knaust and Anthony Iuzzolino were in line at a gas station pump when Defendant Gerald Prioleau assaulted Iuzzolino. Knaust attempted to break up the fight and Defendant P.O. Erik Contreras of the NYPD ran over to subdue Prioleau. P.O. Contreras fought with and assaulted Defendant Prioleau and restrained him. P.O. Contreras called 911 and reported that Prioleau had assaulted a civilian and assaulted Contreras in the process of being restrained. Defendant Nassau County P.O.s Allison Beyerlein, William McEnroe, Brian Murphy, and Terrence Quinn arrived on the scene to conduct an investigation based on Contreras's statements. Defendant Nassau County P.O.s failed to review securi...
Balzarano, Thomas and Giannattasio, Frank vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 701677/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, March 11, 2014, ended January 21, 2015
$16,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2013 Plaintiff Balzarano was standing outside his vehicle while his friend Plaintiff Giannattasio went inside a restaurant to get something to eat. POs Erik Contreras and John Does 1 & 2 drove up, approached Plaintiff Balzarano, threw him against his vehicle, and handcuffed him while shouting "You're being arrested for robbery." POs then entered the restaurant and falsely arrested Plaintiff Giannattasio as well. Plaintiffs were taken to the 102nd Precinct and held in various filthy cells thereafter in Central Booking and Riker's Island, subjected to crowded, unsanitary, and unsafe conditions including, inter alia, clogged or unavailable toilets and lack of heat, bedding, and medical attention. Pl...
Mormone, Giuseppe vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07231,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended June 17, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 27, 2013, at approximately 7:25 a.m., Giuseppe Mormone was in the vicinity of his home when he observed several NYPD officers (names unknown), including Police Officer Erik Contreras, in his yard throwing something at his mother's second floor window. Mr. Mormone told the officers that he lived there and asked what they were doing. The officers ignored him, and so Mr. Mormone asked them to leave. The officers again ignored him, and then moved towards him in a threatening manner. Mr. Mormone entered his home and asked his aunt if she knew why the officers were there. The officers followed Mr. Mormone and tried to enter the residence, despite neither Mr. Mormone nor his aunt consenting. The officers threw...
Geico General Insurance Company Aso Mumin, Mohammed, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031876/2013,
Civil Court - Queens, December 5, 2013, ended January 8, 2014
$1,303 Settlement
