Kenneth C. Lehr

Lawsuits

Named in 15 known lawsuits, $8,653,755 total settlements.

Baizan, Roy, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804592/2023E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 28, 2023
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, the police officers blockaded, grabbed and handcuffed, shoved, and/or beat protestors of the FTP4 protest in the wake of the Black Live Matters movement following the murder of George Floyd. Three plaintiffs are protestors of that protest. Specifically, Roy Baizan was a photographer at the protest. But police officers threw him into a fence, tripped him, and beat him before handcuffing him. The request to loose the tight handcuff was ignored by the officers. Mr. Baizan’s bags, camera, and other belongs are confiscated by the officer. The second plaintiff, Antonio Andres Rodriguez is a freelance photographer participating in the protest. But he was pushed and punched by the police officers. The ...

Ugurlu, Ali, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801554/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 10, 2022, ended November 5, 2025
$198,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiff Ugurlu participated in a protest when defendant Doe 81 grabbed his hands and defendant Doe 82 placed him in excessively tight plastic zip-tie handcuffs. Defendant Doe 83 then put him in a NYPD transport bus. At Queens County Central Booking, plaintiff Ugurlu was 16 hours in custody, before he was released and given a Desk Appearance Ticket, which was later dismissed. On June 4, 2020, plaintiff Lucero participated in a protest when defendant Doe 85 deployed pepper spray in her proximity, causing pain to her eyes and throat. NYPD officers then shoved people near plaintiff Lucero, causing her to fall down. Defendants Doe 86-89 then struck plaintiff Lucero and the people on top of he...

Curran-Groome, Elizabeth vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV00710, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 28, 2021, ended March 17, 2023
$50,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4th 2020 plaintiff peacefully attended a protest taking place in Mott Haven, Bronx County New York. Near East 136th street the defendants Dermoth Shea Commissioner of New York, Terence Monahan Chief of Department, New York Police and Chief assistant Kenneth Lehr Commander of Patrol Borough Bronx, ordered and authorized the encircling and trapping of protestors, including plaintiff. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested by one of the Doe defendants and cuffed with tight zip-ties that left bruises on her wrists. Plaintiff was brought to stand in line for hours to board the transport vehicle and was searched. Plaintiff was transported to Queen’s Central Booking and locked in a holding cell. Upon arrival a...

Deluca, Marie, et Al vs Police Dept, Nyc.
Case # 21CV10777, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended May 30, 2023
$175,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiffs attended the FTP protest that began at "the Hub" at 149th and 3rd avenue in the Bronx. NYPD officers "kettled" the protestors as the marched through the streets until they were in a location from which there was no exit. The protestors asked to leave but were not permitted to do so. Officers began striking protestors with batons and shields, threw bicycles into the crowd, and spray pepper spray indiscriminately under the supervisions of Officer Monahan. Officers began arresting the protestors using handcuffs that were too tight, at time lifting the protestors off the ground using the handcuffs. The protestors then spent between 6 and 20 hours in police custody

Rodriguez, Shellyne, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10815, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended September 18, 2024
$490,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiff participated in the "FTP4" protest in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This protest started before an 8 PM curfew that had been implemented by the NYC Mayor. At or around 7:45, before the curfew became effective, the NYPD "kettled" the protesters by forming blockades around them on all sides and thereby preventing them from leaving. At this time, Defendants Sehl, Nin, and two other officers approached and attacked plaintiff, shoving her face into a barrier, grabbing her by the hair, and punching her in the stomach. They then applied zip tie handcuffs to her wrist, tightened them so tightly as to cut off circulation, and arrested her. Plaintiff was then put into a van, wherein...

Sukana, Alyssa, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10899, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended May 8, 2023
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020 in connection with a larger protest about the killing of George Floyd, Plaintiffs Alyssa Sukana was part of a group of protestors who was trapped in an NYPD "kettle" formation. Eventually, an NYPD officer pushed her into a car and another officer handcuffed her with plastic zip ties and held in total for 6 hours before being released. Plaintiff Andrea Canedo similarly was pushed against a car and then a fence by an NYPD officer who then ziptied her hands extremely tightly. NYPD officer then removed plaintiff's backpack and forced it around her neck for 4-5 hours. Neither plaintiff was charged.

Jones, Shannon, et al. vs Police Department, Nyc., et al.
Case # 811888/2021E, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 26, 2021
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Plaintiffs Shannon Jones, Brittany Williams and Bryan Roman were protesting in Mott Haven in Bronx County for justice regarding the murder of George Floyd. Defendant NYPD Police Officers, under the pretext of Mayor de Blasio's Emergency Executive Orders, engaged in unlawful and impermissible violence to disrupt this protest, injuring and arresting plaintiffs. Plaintiffs bring claims of: unlawful stop and search, false imprisonment, assault and battery, excessive force, failure to intervene, negligence, and violation of 42 USC Sections 1983 and 1988.

Jones, Shannon, et al. vs Police Dept, Nyc., et al.
Case # 21CV10082, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 26, 2021, ended February 7, 2022
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On Jne 4, 2020, Plaintiffs were peacefully attending a protest, when SRG officers in full riot gear formed aline with their bicycles to block protestors for walking any further. The officers used their bicycles as weapons, pushing the protestors back. Protestors were trapped and unable to leave, and NYPD (including Monahan and Lehr) failed to respond to their pleas. Per order of Monahan, Plaintiff Jones was grabbed, seized, chocked, and thrown to the ground by PO Wilson. PO Doe 1 assisted in the arrest, and both him and PO Wilson put their full weight on Plaintiff Jones while she was faced down on the ground, not resisting. After removing her from the ground, the Defendants placed her in extremely tight zip tie...

Hernandez, Krystin, et al. vs City of Ny
Case # 21CV07406, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 9, 2021, ended April 20, 2023
$349,012 Settlement

Gray, Adam, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV06610, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 19, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, plaintiff while in the street photographing, was forcibly pushed to the ground by P.O. Luigi Tirro. Plaintiff was then pulled from the sidewalk and restrained by Lieutenant Robert Cattani and PO Tirro. Plaintiff was t surrounded by officers including PO Nicholas Terrent and handcuffed. Plaintiff was then re-cuffed and detained by PO Leonel Girron and Adam Muniz. Plaintiff repeatedly explained that he was a member of the press and asked that defendants look at his credentials, to no avail. Lieutenant Daniel Gallagher was informed by plaintiff that he was a member of the press, but Lieutenant Gallagher ignored the statement and instructed that the plaintiff be taken away and charged. Inspect Sp...

Sierra, Samira, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 20CV10291, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 26, 2021, ended March 19, 2024
$7,161,242 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, NYPD orchestrated an operation to corral, "kettle," assault, and arrest non-violent protestors in Mott Haven who were exercising their first amendment right to protest against police brutality and racial injustice. Plaintiffs Amira and Samali Sierra were seized by a group of officers who threw them to the ground, handcuffed them with excessively tight zip ties, were made to wait hours sitting on the ground until Officer Umid Karimov put them on a bus to an arrest processing facility where Officer Alfredo Jeff identified himself as their arresting officer and put them in a holding cell without food, water, toilet paper, or other sanitary necessities and was ultimately issued a pink summons by...

Payne, Jarrett, et Al vs De Blasio, Bill, et al.
Case # 20CV08924, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 26, 2020
Complaint
Description: During the protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in May and June 2020, Plaintiffs who were peacefully protesting against police violence and misconduct, were unlawfully arrested, subjected to excessive force including assault and battery with batons, pepper spray, and excessively tight handcuffs. NYPD Officers ignored requests for medical help, did not wear masks despite the Covid-19 pandemic, refused to acknowledge protestor pronouns, discriminated against protestors on the basis of race, stuck protestors in the head, referred to protestors as "bodies". This conduct was taken without giving protestors adequate notice or opportunity to disperse. Plaintiffs' civil rights were violated and Plaintiff...

Moore, Eugene vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04365, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 12, 2015, ended September 19, 2017
$125,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Complaint
Description: Plain clothes defendant officers exited vehicle, approached plaintiff and began to pat frisk plaintiff looking for a weapon. Gun was found in a nearby doorway. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degree. The case was dismissed and sealed.

Vanterpool, Cristobal vs Blackman, Albert, et al.
Case # 12CV02961, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 5, 2012, ended November 5, 2013
Zero Disposition

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).