Sheppard, Malcolm vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02371,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 2, 2015, ended October 30, 2015
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 22, 2014, Plaintiff was at the entrance to the 4 train station in Bronx. When Plaintiff legally went through the turnstyle, Defendant Henriquez stopped Plaintiff and asked for identification. Upon running the identification, Henriquez informed Plaintiff that he had an outstanding warrant stemming from a 1982 summons. Believing that he had previously addressed that summons, Plaintiff stated that there must be an error, but Defendant Henriquez informed that he had to arrest and handcuff Plaintiff. Plaintiff was handcuffed and led out of the train station to an awaiting police van near the Burnside Avenue train station. He stumbled when stepping on the van and twisted his right knee causing severe pain and...