Named in 8 known lawsuits, $282,000 total settlements.
Roundtree, My'asha vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811870/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 22, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 26, 2020, Plaintiff My'Asha Roundtree's apartment was entered by Defendant NYPD Police Officers without a warrant seeking to arrest Plaintiff over allegations of misdemeanor assault. Plaintiff arranged to turn herself in two days later at the 47th Precinct. While in a holding cell, plaintiff was denied a change, food and water, and the ability to make a call to her attorney by Lanay Reyes, Winghong Lau, Rosibel Kery, First Name Unknown Nunez, and First Name Unknown Herena. Plaintiff was also thrown headfirst into the NYPD transport van.
Plaintiff brings claims of: assault and battery, negligent hiring, retention, training and supervision, failure to intervene, respondeat superior, excessive force, delib...
Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01737,
U.S. District Court - Southern District CA, May 11, 2018
Complaint
Description: On March 18, 2015, the plaintiff was pulled over for allegedly making an illegal left turn and asked to step out of his vehicle. Officers searched the plaintiff, revealing a butterfly knife, and his car without consent. Officers took plaintiff to the precinct and conducted a strip search before placing him in a cell for two or three hours. Officers returned and forced plaintiff to strip in front of the other people in the holding cell. Officers placed the plaintiff in handcuffs, held him on a table, and attempted to conduct an anal cavity check. Plaintiff refused and was slammed on the table and struck. The officers did not return all of plaintiff's property upon release and falsified a charge that he was i...
Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03717,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about March 8, 2015 Plaintiff, a black man, was driving a black Mercedes and was pulled over in an unmarked police car without probable cause alleging that Plaintiff had made an illegal turn when he had not. Plaintiff had previously been stopped by police years before when they falsely accused him of being in the park after midnight. On that night, Police slammed Plaintiff to the ground and smashed his hand with a boot. Plaintiff has a lasting injury known as "mallet finger" that makes his right pinky droop and cause sharp pain. The injury required at least 15 doctor visits. When Officer stopped Plaintiff in 2015, they saw the previous arrest and searched Plaintiff's car without his consent. Despite not f...
Harris, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08456,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 28, 2015, ended April 23, 2018
$42,500 Settlement
Complaint,
complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped and searched on the street. Despite finding no weapon or contraband, Defendant Officers arrested plaintiff, took him to the 20th precinct, and attempted to charge him with weapon possession but the DA declined to prosecute.
Perez, Eddy, Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306848/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 20, 2012, ended September 10, 2013
$7,500 Settlement
Paramo, Maria, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01833,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 13, 2012, ended April 24, 2013
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Belgrave, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300429/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 17, 2012, ended November 7, 2018
$20,000 Settlement
Melvin, Sherelle vs Navarro, Robert P.o, et al.
Case # 302251/2010,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 23, 2010, ended October 20, 2017
$200,000 Settlement
Complaint