Named in 4 known lawsuits, $163,000 total settlements.
Dominguez, Steven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV02302,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 14, 2021
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2019, plaintiff Steven Dominguez attended a New Year's Eve celebration at a private event space in Brooklyn. A scuffle broke out at the event and an unidentified person slashed plaintiff's face with a knife, leaving a large cash on plaintiff's right cheek. When the police arrived, despite plaintiff's girlfriend and a friend of plaintiff's identifying the attacker, the police did not question the attacker and allowed him to get in a car and rive away. The police, including defendants (Officers Joseph Battista, Dylan Lynch, and Patrick Lynch, and Detectives Evan Nielsen and Patrick Graney) aggressively questioned plaintiff as he was lying on the ground bleeding from his head. None of the defen...
Thomas, Dillon, et al. vs P.O. Dash, Latasha, et al.
Case # 15CV03140,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 14, 2016, ended December 14, 2016
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officer John Does entered Plaintiff's residence with guns drawn, assaulted Plaintiffs, arrested them, and charged them with multiple felonies. Defendant Officer Dash failed to disclose exculpatory evidence that resulted in all charges being dismissed.
Slade, Melissa, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02285,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 10, 2014, ended October 10, 2014
$23,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 23, 2013, Plaintiffs, who are all related, were staying over at one plaintiff's residence after a family get together. After their neighbor had a verbal altercation with one of the plaintiffs, officers arrived outside of the building. These officers include Wayne S. Forde, Robert Schierenbeck, Michael Raimo, Timothy Fox, Vincent Salerno, Robert Aasheim, William Stevens, and Patrick Graney. The officers kicked and banged on Plaintiffs' door, and threatened to break down the door. A Plaintiff opened the door to see what the officers wanted, and was pointed by a gun, grabbed, and handcuffed. The officers entered the apartment without a search warrant. During the intrusion, the officers pointed guns at...
Britton et al v. The City Of New York et al
Case # 15CV06710,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$45,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers warrantlessly entered Plaintiff's home on multiple occasions searching for a suspect. On this occasion, defendant Sambolin created arrest paperwork in which he stated that the defendants had recovered a decorative sword, a machete, a gravity knife, and marijuana from the premises. DA declined to prosecute.