Named in 10 known lawsuits, $483,001 total settlements.
Valentine, Rayne vs Police Dept, Nyc.
Case # 21CV04867,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 9, 2021, ended December 20, 2023
$240,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Very early into the hours on May 31, 2020, Plaintiff was on his way home from his job at Kings County Hospital, walking to the subway entrance near Nostrand Avenue at its intersection with Church Avenue in Brooklyn, when he came across NYPD Officers, including Defendant NYPD Detective Amjad Kasaji and NYPD John Does, chasing a young person. Plaintiff pulled out his phone and recorded from a distance. Defendant Kasaji and a number of NYPD members retaliated against him for filming, pushed him to the ground and assaulted him. He was taken to the ER where he was treated for injuries, including a large headwound that required seven staples, over the course of several hours. After the incident, NYPD officers went to...
West, Arthur vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00434,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 1, 2016, ended October 26, 2016
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers entered a home where Plaintiff was visiting family, arrested him, took him to the 73rd Precinct, and charged him with Felony Possession of a firearm for a fun found in a locked box in another room of the home. Grand Jury voted a No True Bill.
Devore, Derron, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00021,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 13, 2015, ended November 17, 2015
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Plaintiff was witnessing the arrests of multiple people in her apartment building when she started recording it. Plaintiff was then forcefully handcuffed and arrested. Plaintiff 2 saw officers assaulting Plaintiff 1 and when he complained he was choked and arrested as well. Plaintiffs were both charged with false charges that were later dismissed.
Palmer, Elishaba Mng of P.,s. vs Detective Echevarria, Gabriel, et al.
Case # 13CV07403,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 13, 2014, ended May 9, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Sherrod, Theodore vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023500/2012,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 18, 2012, ended August 15, 2014
$12,500 Settlement
Castillo, Erica, et Al vs Echevarria, Gabriel, et al.
Case # 12CV05471,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 11, 2012, ended April 24, 2013
$68,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Askew, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04773,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 21, 2012, ended February 11, 2014
Settlement
Complaint
Description: Unknown officers emerged from an unmarked van and illegally searched and detained Plaintiff for no reason. The officers refused to give their badge numbers and threatened Plaintiff with jail in response to these inquiries.
Grant, Art vs Detective Lacoste, et al.
Case # 12CV03547,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 8, 2012, ended April 16, 2013
$28,500 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Stephens, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01825,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 16, 2012, ended July 12, 2013
$36,000 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Nicholson v. The City of New York
Case # 12CV02133,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
12-cv-02133-RRM-RML.pdf