Named in 3 known lawsuits, $45,000 total settlements.
Phipps, Gabriel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807373/2025,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 29, 2025
Pullen, Steven vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV04428,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 4, 2025, ended January 16, 2026
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Taylor, Jamaine, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811138/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 22, 2024
Complaint
Description: On January 2, 2024, in the vicinity of 2590 Briggs Avenue, Bronx New York, Plaintiffs were waiting to go out for dinner when they were stopped by Defendants Police Officer Ryan Smith and unnamed John Does. All Plaintiffs allege verbal abuse, false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution for being charged with sale and possession of a controlled substance despite not possessing a controlled substance. The compliant does not elaborate as to any other facts supporting these charges or the nature of the Defendants conduct.