Named in 3 known lawsuits, $65,000 total settlements.
Ortiz, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158487/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, October 17, 2017, ended March 7, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about July 3, 2015, at approximately 9:00 PM, Sgt. Rachel Cresswell and other unknown NYPD officers, without cause or a warrant, approached Plaintiff with their loaded firearms outstretched and other objects. The officers grabbed, handcuffed and seized Plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing Plaintiff pain and suffering. The officers also used other objects to strike and restrain Plaintiff. Sgt. Cresswell arrested Plaintiff, and an unknown officer placed Plaintiff in handcuffs so tight that the Plaintiff's wrists turned red. Plaintiff was taken to a police station where he was held in custody for approximately 24 hours until he was released. The officers provided false and/or incomplete information to t...
Johnson, Eddie, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08937,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 24, 2016, ended March 30, 2017
Zero Disposition
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2015, plaintiffs Eddie Johnson, Christian Walker, Amadu Sowe, and Jordan Peña handed out samples of their music on 46th and 7th in Manhattan. They asked for voluntary dollar donations to support their music, as well. After a group of women took a CD and donated $10, police approached Sowe and asked him for identification; he complied, and was put in handcuffs for panhandling. The rest of the plaintiffs were each then pushed or thrown against a way, handcuffed, and brought to the Midtown South police precinct for panhandling. They remained there for 12 hours before being transported to central booking the next day. At that point, they learned they were being charged with robbery in the third degree, ev...
Poinariu, Mihaela, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01494,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 25, 2012, ended June 13, 2013
$65,000 Settlement