Named in 4 known lawsuits.
Faneus, Kevin vs Det. Chowski, Adam Gierla, et al.
Case # 503468/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 1, 2022
Complaint
Description: On July 7, 2020, Kevin Faneus (Plaintiff) was lawfully outside the building at 2069 Nostrand Avenue, County of Kings, State of New York, when he was approached by defendant and was grabbed to the ground. Plaintiff did not resist arrest or otherwise obstruct officers in the course of their attempts to arrest him. Plaintiff was then handcuffed, searched, and transported to the 67th Police Precinct where he was placed in a holding cell. Defendants ordered Plaintiff into the holding cell bathroom and made him remove his clothing, and upon questioning these orders, defendants slammed Plaintiff’s head into the wall and dragged him into the holding cell bathroom. Defendants then falsely informed the prosecutors and fa...
Caille, Dieuverson vs City of Ny
Case # 515413/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 25, 2021
Complaint
Description: On August 12, 2019, while lawfully sitting in a car parked at the intersection of Beverley Road and East 28th Street in Kings, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, searched, seized, battered, assaulted, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Lavin, Gierlachowski, and John Does 1-10, in an excessive manner without legal justification and solely because of his race and national origin. The defendants aggressively approached the plaintiff with a gun pointing at him without any warning or explanation, and they grabbed and violently dragged the plaintiff out of the vehicle by his hair and applied extremely tight handcuffs. Defendants unlawfully searched and seized the plaintiff and unlawfully qu...
Jeune, Dulcina as Adm of Estate of Jeune, Dwayne Randy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01305,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 6, 2018
Complaint
Description: 911 was called regarding an emotionally disturbed individual Defendant Officers arrived on the scene before medical attention. Defendant Officer used his taser on the Plaintiff and then assaulted and battered by Defendant Officers. The Plaintiff was then shoot approximately 5 times which resulted in their death.
Jeune, Dulcina as Adm of Estate of Jeune, Dwayne Randy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 501500/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 6, 2018, ended April 6, 2026
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On July 31, 2017, the plaintiff, decedent, DWAYNE RANDY JEUNE , was inside the premises at 1370 New York Avenue in Brooklyn when a telephone call was placed to the 911 system of the City of New York, regarding an emotionally disturbed individual and requesting assistance at same address. At this time the
City of New York, employed a specifically trained unit of the New York
City Police Department, known as the Emergency Services Unit which were trained to handle situations relating to emotionally disturbed individuals. Defendants, P.O. MIGUEL GONZALEZ, P.O. ADAM GIERLACHOWSKI and JOHN AND JANE DOES-Police Officers as yet unidentified, were not assigned to the emergency services unit and were not trained in de...