Named in 3 known lawsuits, $152,242 total settlements.
Lopez, Sharon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02848,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 8, 2017, ended November 1, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., P.O.s Omar Rackoff, Henry Etienne, Rayna Hall, Michael Ernst, Matthew Klein, Timothy Gorman, Joseph Pontecorvo, and other unknown officers, cut the chain of Plaintiff Sharon Lopez's apartment at 150-41 75th Road, Apartment 2B, Flushing, Queens, and entered the premises. Ms. Lopez went to the door and explained that there were no problems and her daughters did the same; the police nonetheless entered. P.O. Rackoff cuffed Ms. Lopez tightly while her daughters taped the incident. P.O. Hall removed the children into a bedroom, seized the cell phone, and erased the video. The P.O.s searched the entire apartment for no apparent reason, indicating that they did not need a warrant. Ms. Lo...
Oh, Myungja vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 709517/2016,
Supreme Court - Queens, August 17, 2016, ended May 6, 2019
$95,000 Settlement
Peterson v. City of New York
Case # 08CV04397,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$7,242 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint,
Order for Attorneys Fees
