Named in 7 known lawsuits, $173,688 total settlements.
Castillo, Charly Mungila vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 523162/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 14, 2021, ended February 28, 2022
$112,500 Settlement
Hazel, Darrell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 523624/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 6, 2018, ended March 30, 2020
$33,000 Settlement
Udechukwu, Anselm vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02261,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 21, 2017, ended September 24, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 15, 2016, Plaintiff purchased a game card at GameStop in Kings County, New York. Plaintiff realized he purchased the wrong card and returned the next day to upgrade the card. A store employee told him he could not return or exchange the card, despite company policy stating otherwise. Plaintiff demanded to speak to the store manager or owner, but the employee insisted she was the manager and owner. Plaintiff called his girlfriend for advise, who told him to call the police. The employee overheard the call and called the police first. The police arrived and told Plaintiff to leave the store, which he did. As he left, Plaintiff told the officers the refusal to refund or exchange was fraud and that he woul...
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company Aso 9627 Farragut Llc vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 004006/2017,
Civil Court - Kings, March 17, 2017, ended March 26, 2019
$3,188 Settlement
Paraison, Stevenson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 521417/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 8, 2016, ended July 15, 2020
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On February 16, 2014, Detective Christopher Doll arrested Plaintiff, charged him with various offenses, and transported him to the 69th Precinct. Detective Doll refused to release Plaintiff even though Plaintiff's employer verified he was working at the time of the alleged incident. Plaintiff was detained at the precinct and Central Booking for several hours before being released on his own recognizance.
Paraison, Stevenson vs City of New York, et al.
Supreme Court - Kings, April 9, 2015
Plazza, Louis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00788,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 19, 2015, ended August 31, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: After a car accident, Plaintiff was taken to the hospital where Defendant Sica handcuffed him to the hospital bed and told him he was being arrested for driving while intoxicated, yet refused to give a breathalyzer test. Plaintiff was handcuffed tightly, resulting in wrist injuries, and taken to a precinct and then central booking where he was denied medical attention, denied a breathalyzer test, and charged with Operating A Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated by Alcohol