Named in 7 known lawsuits, $103,500 total settlements.
Forde, Peter vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 511168/2026,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 23, 2026
Frazier, Allena, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 516005/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 7, 2025
Providence, Pythagore, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 521261/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 7, 2024, ended June 10, 2025
$23,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 24, 2023, Plaintiffs were in a vehicle operated by one Plaintiff when they were stopped at a red light, and unlawfully surrounded and boxed in by multiple NYPD vehicles without probable cause or legal justification. Defendant NYPD POs, including PO Ryan V. Barba then approached Plaintiffs with guns drawn and ordered them to exit the vehicle. The officers then violently contorted Plaintiffs' arms behind their backs and applied handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion despite Plaintiffs' complaints that they were causing significant discomfort and pain. The officers subsequently conducted an illegal search of Plaintiffs, but recovered no contraband. Plaintiffs were arrested and placed in a c...
Toney, Jhisia, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 535341/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 7, 2023, ended October 16, 2024
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 5, 2022, plaintiffs were unlawfully arrested by defendants without probable cause. Plaintiffs had gathered with a small group outside an apartment when they were subjected to racial profiling by the defendants, pulled out of their chairs, turned against the fence, subjected to unlawful pat-down searches and tightly restrained with metal handcuffs. Plaintiffs were embarrassed and humiliated in front of close family and friends. Plaintiff Clarke was arrested so roughly by defendant officers that his phone fell out of his pocket, causing severe cracking and damage. Thereafter, plaintiffs were transported to the precinct, where they were fingerprinted, photographed and placed in a holding cell. Th...
Robinson, Ikeda vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 519441/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 6, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 10 2020, NYPD Officers James Mills, Ryan Barba, William Hernandez, Sean Monaghan, and John or Jane Does unlawfully stopped and pulled over the Plaintiff without probable cause while he was inside his vehicle. After accusing the Plaintiff of a criminal offense they asked him to step out of the vehicle and violently applied tight handcuffs. Thereafter, they conducted an illegal search of his person and vehicle before removing both to the 67th Precinct.
At the Precinct, the Plaintiff informed all of the Officers he had recently injured his knee and they forced him to strip his pants off to prove the injury. He was then transported to Central Booking where cavity inspections occurred and he was unlawf...
Johnson, Lawrence vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501418/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 16, 2023
Complaint
Description: On March 15, 2020, Mr. Johnson had legally parked at a street corner to pick up his girlfriend and their children from a friend's residence. While he was inside his vehicle, defendant officers approached the plaintiff and began interrogating him. Then they forcibly grabbed him, tightly handcuffed him, and began to illegally search the plaintiff and his vehicle, damaging the vehicle in the process. No contraband was found. The defendants transported the plaintiff to the precinct and subjected plaintiff to another unlawful search. The false changes were eventually dismissed and sealed on September 15, 2020.
On October 18, 2021, plaintiff was driving to his children's school to pick them up. As he made a left tu...
Graham, Naeem, et Al vs Nypd Police Officer Barna, Ryan V., Shield No. 29699, et al.
Case # 522550/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 22, 2023
Complaint
Description: On August 6, 2021, at approximately 7:04 A.M., Plaintiff Naeem Graham was asleep in his home at 206 East 34th Street in Kings County with his girlfriend Plaintiff Ashley Jimenez when Defendant Police Officers broke into his home and tackled Graham onto the floor. Defendant Officers handcuffed Graham, searched the residence without probable cause, damaged Graham's property, then transported Graham to the 67th Precinct. Defendant Officers falsely stated to the Kings County District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff Graham had committed crimes. Plaintiff Graham was sent to Rikers Island where he remained for seven days. Plaintiff Jimenez was also unlawfully arrested and transported to the 67th Precinct.
Plaintiffs...
