Named in 12 known lawsuits, $621,600 total settlements.
Wright, Curtis vs Parente, John, et al.
Case # 20CV00622,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 9, 2020, ended February 17, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Guzman, Natasha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504352/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 15, 2018, ended December 9, 2019
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 11th, 2017, Defendant Natasha Guzman was in her residence with with her two children, brother, two cousins, and a cousin's boyfriends when non-party Detective Jaccard and other non-party NYPD Officers entered through the unlocked front door. The NYPD Officers said "warrant squad" and "get back" before placing all adults in the premises in handcuffs, including Plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to a bedroom and searched, but there was nothing found. Plaintiff's brother showed the non-party officers his marijuana and took sole ownership of the illegal drugs. Plaintiff was then taken from her residence in a van to the Precinct and charged with a crime while non-party officers searched the residence in a destr...
Risher, George, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03020,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 14, 2018, ended April 10, 2019
$19,100 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 24, 2017, Defendants Officer Marin, Captain Skretch, and a group of unknown defendant officers forcibly entered the home of plaintiffs Wanzer and Brooks. The defendant officers proceeded to scream at the group of plaintiffs, point guns at them, force them to lie on the floor, strip search them, handcuff them in stress positions, and search the apartment.
The defendant officers and captain then forcibly transported plaintiffs to a precinct, where the group of plaintiffs was strip searched again and placed in cells for multiple hours. The group of plaintiffs was then charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. The plaintiffs were forced to hire an attorney and appear in court, where they were inf...
Aponte, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500727/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 18, 2018
Tyler, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02750,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 16, 2016, ended March 3, 2017
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was walking to the corner store when Plainclothes officers chased him without identifying themselves. Plaintiff ran until he was struck by a vehicle and fell. Officers then handcuffed him, assaulted him, searched him, and arrested him. Plaintiff was taken to the 79th Precinct, strip-searched, and charged with PL 220.16(1) 'Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree' and PL 205.30 'Resisting arrest', which the DA declined to prosecute.
Rosario, Minerva, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06785,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 5, 2013, ended November 13, 2014
$52,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 18, 2012, NYPD P.O. James McCullough, Sergeant Michael Webber, Detective Vincent Barese, Detective Matthew Zito, Detective Walter Marin, Detective Erik Hirsch, Detective Jose Higa, Detective Jean Paul Jaccard, Detective Timothy Erwig, and Captain Gregory Stewart John (collectively the "Defendants") forcibly entered the residence of the Plaintiffs, screamed, curse and pointed firearms at the Plaintiffs. The Defendants also threatened the Plaintiffs with, among other things police dogs. The Defendants pushed Plaintiff Betty Claus by the face into a wall, refused to allow her to cover her chest up despite only being in a bra. The Defendants also punched Plaintiff Andres Cruz in the stomach and physical...
Rogers, Gary K. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 003962/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 15, 2013, ended May 1, 2017
$250,000 Settlement
Rivera v. New York et al
Case # 11CV04187,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Brooks et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV2160,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$181,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
Sprowal v. Erwig et al
Case # 12CV04774,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Chapman v. The City of New York
Case # 08CV01806,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Stipulation,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Plaintiff was stopped at gunpoint by the defendant officers, arrested and searched, using excessive force. Defendants seized nearly $1,000 from plaintiff, but did not voucher nor return the full amount to plaintiff.
Blackmon et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 08CV03938,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$56,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation