Named in 2 known lawsuits, $79,998 total settlements.
Estrella, Shakira vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV10084,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 26, 2021, ended August 22, 2022
$19,998 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 3, 2020, plaintiffs participated in a demonstration protesting the murder of George Floyd. Both plaintiffs were lawfully present and the protest was peaceful. About twenty unidentified NYPD officers raided the streets, corralled plaintiffs and prevented them from going anywhere. They kettled them into a prisoner van and moved them to a certain location where they began to assault and batter plaintiffs before arresting them on false charges. They knew their condcut was being recorded and they grabbed plaintiffs' phones and smashed them to the ground to destroy the evidence. Plaintiffs were taken to a precinct and some were strip searched while others were put through to booking. Plaintiffs were released ...
Vale, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01866,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 19, 2018, ended March 12, 2020
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 2, 2017, around 8:30pm, Mr. Jason Vale was arrested at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens. NYPD Officer Casey Thomas arrested Mr. Vale. Mr. Vale was then shackled to his hospital bed for 20 before he was finally arraigned on March 22, 2017, and released on his own recognizance. Both of Mr. Vale's legs and one of his arms were shacked to the hospital bed, causing him discomfort and pain. While Mr. Vale was shacked to his bed, he was guarded by different NYPD Officers. Even though the NYPD, the Queens County District Attorney's Office, and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center have procedures that provide for hospital bedside arraignments, Mr. Vale was not arraigned within 24 hours as is require...