Named in 4 known lawsuits, $609,500 total settlements.
White, Malik vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 518413/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 29, 2024
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2023, in Brooklyn, the Plaintiff MALIK WHITE was stopped by Defendants NYPD officers Rashawn Williams, Neil Narayan, Anthony Varrone, and/or Officers John and Jane Doe 1-7, while parking his car. Despite complying with Defendants' requests, after Plaintiff was illegally searched and after he reached to take back items Defendants had taken from his person, the Plaintiff was thereafter physically assaulted, resulting in significant injuries. The officers falsely accused the Plaintiff of resisting arrest and possessing a weapon, leading to his wrongful detention and subsequent release on bail. Thereafter, Plaintiff was forced to hire private counsel and was required to make five court appearances. A gr...
Olivier, Gamaliel vs United States, et al.
Case # 13CV05497,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 29, 2013, ended August 20, 2014
$4,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 12, 2012, Plaintiff was driving a car rented by his girlfriend when he was unlawfully stopped on a roadway in Kings County, NY by NYPD Officers Edward Thompson and Aleksandr Pasnykov. The officers unlawfully arrested Plaintiff for driving a stolen vehicle without attempting to contact the rental company or Plaintiff's girlfriend to determine if the car was stolen. After approximately 18 hours in custody of the NYPD, Plaintiff was released.
Cotto, Arsenio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 114371/2007,
Supreme Court - New York, November 1, 2007, ended October 31, 2016
$600,000 Settlement
Ortiz et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08999,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$5,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Description: Ortiz was in his apt sleeping when the defendants loudly knocked on and kicked in door; defendants shouted for him to "get on the fucking floor" and took them into custody without lawful basis; took the plaintiffs to the 9th pct, while the other defendants rampaged through the plaintiff's apt (did not find any drugs etc).