Named in 2 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.
Othman, Deena vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV08000,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 24, 2024, ended May 6, 2025
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 5, 2023, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and detained by Defendant NYPD officers without clear reason or arrest warrant. Defendant officers failed or refused to inform Plaintiff and her family why she was detained or what was happening. Defendant officers asked Plaintiff if she knows a person by the name of Darwish, and when Plaintiff informed the Defendant officers that it was her first time hearing the name, she was put back to jail and was told that she could call the officer if she changed her mind about telling them about Darwish. Few hours later, Defendant returned and booked her for grand larceny. Defendant officers told her that she was picked out of a photo line-up despite that Plaintiff h...
Darwish, Darwish vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 155687/2023,
Supreme Court - New York, June 29, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 28, 2022, at approximately 7:00pm, Plaintiff DARWISH DARWISH was waiting in his vehicle with his 2-year-old daughter outside his wife's home in Scarsdale, NY. (Note: the "preliminary statement" on page 3 incorrectly states that Plaintiff was on 35th street in Manhattan.) While Plaintiff waited for his wife to pick up their daughter, an unmarked van pulled up and two unidentified Defendant NYPD officers in plainclothes exited the van, pulled Plaintiff from his vehicle, and unlawfully searched Plaintiff. The officers then searched Plaintiff's vehicle, causing $2200 in damages. No contraband of any kind was recovered. Plaintiff was transported to Midtown South Precinct and interrogated about a robbery ...