Named in 6 known lawsuits, $141,500 total settlements.
Ortiz, Matthew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV01386,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 16, 2017, ended February 15, 2018
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff exited a bodega when the officers approached and arrested the plaintiff. He was charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree. At no point did the defendants recover any contraband nor did the plaintiff commit any offense in the presence of the defendants. The plaintiff had to go to the hospital for an asthma attack that occurred during the arrest. All charges were dismissed.
Glenn, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03669,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 21, 2016, ended March 13, 2017
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers entered a residence where Plaintiff was a guest, ransacked it, and claimed that Plaintiff participated in a drug sale with a UC. Plaintiff was arrested, taken to a local precinct, and charged with various crimes, which were later dismissed.
Rivera, Laquana vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 503984/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 9, 2015, ended May 20, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 29, 2014, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Plaintiff was picking up her nieces from the babysitter at 1134 Blake Avenue in Brooklyn. Right as Plaintiff stepped out of the apartment building, she was accosted by five unidentified NYPD officers. One NYPD officer forcefully grabbed Plaintiff by the jacket and threw her against a gate, proceeding to arrest her. Other NYPD officers were also grabbing and arresting people nearby whom Plaintiff did not know. The NYPD officers claimed she participated in a drug deal nearby. Plaintiff was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. At the precinct, Plaintiff was strip searched; nothing unlawful was recovered from her person. Plaintiff’s breasts w...
Crosson, Blayn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500264/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 14, 2015, ended April 11, 2016
$38,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2012, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Plaintiff was at work and lawfully standing on the sidewalk in front of the Gershow Scrap Yard in Brooklyn. NYPD Detective Tyler Ehrlein, Detective Robert Hines, Sergeant Divers, Officer Daniel Russel, and several unidentified NYPD officers approached Plaintiff from behind. (Plaintiff had been unlawfully arrested by Detective Ehrlein on November 8, 2011; Detective Ehrlein had been disciplined for abusing his authority in this incident and was seeking to retaliate.) One of the officers asked if they could search Plaintiff’s person; he did not consent. Nevertheless, the officers aggressively pushed Plaintiff on the side of a police van and unlawfully searched him. T...
Brown, Hugh vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05372,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 24, 2014, ended March 10, 2015
Zero Disposition
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: On October 22nd 2013, in Brooklyn, NY, plaintiff was approached by NYPD defendant officers, John Does No.1 and 2, who placed him under arrest without explanation. The officers did not display any indicators that they were police officers and handcuffed the plaintiff tightly. The plaintiff's requests for the handcuffs to be loosened were ignored and his wrists later became bruised and swollen, as a result. The officers additionally seized a cell phone and $114 from the plaintiff. Undercover Officers C00209 and C00217 later drafted sworn statements falsely alleging that the plaintiff assisted a narcotics transaction by providing a phone number that was used in the transaction. Defendant officer Morales drafted ar...
Anderson v. City of New York et al.
Case # 06CV00709,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$51,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Plaintiff was alone in his apartment when he heard a banging on the door. He unlocked the door and gave the Defendant officers consent to enter. Defendant officers broke down the door, threw the plaintiff on the ground, and assaulted him. Defendant officers then searched the apartment. Plaintiff was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. The charges were later dismissed. In a separate incident on 4/21/2005, plaintiff was arrested by defendant officers on the corner of Ten Eyck Walk and Maujer St at 1pm. He was charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, and that charge was dismissed. In a third incident, on October 4, 2005, plaintiff was again arrested by defendant officers in the vicinity of ...