Named in 10 known lawsuits, $560,001 total settlements.
Sawyers, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV01286,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 15, 2019
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 9, 2017 at approximately 10:30 AM, plaintiff was unjustifiably arrested by police officer Walker, upon walking out of his residence at 324 Avenue S in Brooklyn. At the time of the arrest, the plaintiff was in the process of putting his 20-month-old son's car seat in the back of his car and intended on getting in his vehicle to drive to meet his family for a meal. Defendant police officer Walker accused the plaintiff of possessing a stolen car and arrested him. Plaintiff was handcuffed and taken to the 67th precinct where he was questioned about whether he used the nickname "Reckless", and he was shown a photo of a man with a gun, and asked if he knew the man. Plaintiff responded that he did not k...
Sawyers, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
, April 15, 2019, ended August 3, 2020
Zero Disposition
Rhooms, Shane vs Enright, Michael, et al.
Case # 13CV05006,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 30, 2013
Complaint
Description: On September 6, 2010, an unidentified gunman shot at NYPD Officers Seminara, Henderson, and Ortlieb. Trevor Perez was present at the shooting and was unlawfully handcuffed and imprisoned shortly thereafter despite not being involved in the shooting. NYPD Detective Freed and an unidentified NYPD Officer coerced a confession from Perez by forcing him to sign a dictated statement on a photograph of Plaintiff identifying Plaintiff as the gunman. Detective Freed then colluded with Officer Seminara to have Seminara identify Plaintiff as the gunman given the illegality involved in procuring Perez's confession. Plaintiff voluntarily went to the 67th precinct where he was falsely imprisoned and interrogated by Detective...
Linton v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV05950,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Dismissed with Prejudice
Amended Complaint
Santos v. City Of New York et al
Case # 04CV01135,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$88,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: As plaintiff was walking along said public street, the defendant officers, who were traveling in an unmarked police car, jumped on him and violently threw him to the ground, broke his arm, and handcuffed him. Sergeant Casey kicked plaintiff on the head and face and twisted his arm until plaintiff's arm was fractured. The defendant, Sergeant Casey, asked plaintiff "where are those drugs". Plaintiff told him he had no drugs but Sergeant Casey said "then why were you running?" Thereafter, the officers arrested plaintiff and, in an attempt to cover up their unlawful assault of plaintiff, they issued a bogus summons charging him with resisting arrest and criminal possession of marijuana. At the police precinct, plai...
Wilson v. NYPD City of N.Y. 75 & 69 PCT et al
Case # 09CV01105,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Dismissed with Prejudice
Complaint
Breeden v. The City of New York
Case # 09CV04995,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Ainsley v. City of New York
Case # 04CV07744,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$215,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On May 17, 2004, plaintiff was detained in the 67th Precinct at 2820 Snyder Ave., Brooklyn, NY. At approximately 1:15 p.m., one of the individual defendants, an NYPD detective or police officer, acting in concert with his fellow NYPD employees, assaulted and battered plaintiff, causing injuries. Plaintiff did not act in any way to justify the police officers' actions. The individual defendants then refused Plaintiff's request for medical treatment. At all times during the events described above, the individual defendants were engaged in a joint venture. They assisted each other in performing the various actions described and lent their physical presence and support and the authority of their office to each othe...
Gordon v. City of New York
Case # 08CV08354,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$180,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: At approximately 7:00 P.M. on July 11, 2007, defendant Detective Gregory Barrett of the 67th Precinct, accompanied by defendant detectives Hayes and Walker, began banging on plaintiff's door and demanding entry into her apartment. Barrett, Hayes and Walker are Caucasian. Plaintiff is African-American. Plaintiff was extremely frightened. She even called the Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau, and spoke with a detective who advised her to open the door. When Mrs. Gordon opened the door, Barrett, Hayes, and Walker barged into her apartment with guns drawn and began looking through her apartment. Having found no one else in the apartment, Barrett then told plaintiff that "I'm going to make you suffer" for ...
John v. The City of New York et al
Case # 08CV9105,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$77,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 26, 2008, plaintiff was near the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Beverly Road with a friend when he was approached by a person unknown to him. The unknown person robbed his friend and discharged a firearm at Plaintiff, hitting him in the left elbow. Plaintiff called 911 for an ambulance. Police officers arrived on the scene, without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, they searched Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to Kings County Hospital. Plaintiff's parents were at the hospital. Staff informed Plaintiff and his parents that he would be admitted to the hospital for recuperation and for surgery. His elbow was put in a splint. After Plaintiff's parents left, plaintiff was arres...