Christopher M. Treubig

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $83,000 total settlements.

Wright, Hillary vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154194/2022, Supreme Court - New York, May 26, 2022
Complaint
Description: On February 12, 2021, Hillary Wright was assaulted by several NYPD officers while attending a demonstration for Black lives. The officers charged at Wright and piled on top of her, inhibiting her breathing, and then yanked her from the ground by her arms and transported her to NYPD's 7th Precinct. The officers did not have a warrant for Ms. Wright's arrest and did not have individualized probable cause to seize, detain, or arrest her. Despite this incident taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, the officers mocked Ms. Wright for requesting that they wear masks while sitting in an enclosed environment with her. Ms. Wright was held overnight until she was eventually released with a Desk Appearance Ticket. D...

Colella, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV09390, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended June 27, 2022
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2020, plaintiff was playing guitar with other musicians in a park when a group of protestors arrived in the park. The protestors were aggressively shouting at plaintiff so plaintiff shouted back and left the park. Plaintiff then got in a dispute with more protestors outside the park. Captain Christopher Treubig approached plaintiff from behind, grabbed plaintiff, and punched him in the head. Lt. Paul Jurgens, P.O. Terence Williams, P.O. Paul Rivera, and P.O. Stephen Cambria arrived at the scene and forced plaintiff to the ground. The officers held plaintiff down by his arms, legs, and upper body and Captain Treubig repeatedly punched plaintiff in the head. All the officers continued to repeated...

Lastres, Daniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10742, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 16, 2021, ended June 27, 2023
$18,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 13, 2020, plaintiff encountered Officers McIntyre and Jiminez around Washington Square Park. The officers unlawfully searched plaintiff and used excessive force. Specifically, they threw him to the ground and punched him resulting in a fracture of his right arm and shoulder. The plaintiff complained, but was transported to the precinct without medical attention. At the precinct, he again complained, received medical attention, and was diagnosed with a bone fracture in his right arm. Officers Liandrakis and Treubig made false charges against plaintiff to the DA of various offenses, despite having not observed plaintiff violate any laws.

Short, Derrick vs P.O. Arena, Christopher, et al.
Case # 153165/2018, Supreme Court - New York, May 21, 2018, ended March 2, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 11, 2015, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Plaintiff Derrick Short was unlawfully stopped, frisked, detained, and falsely imprisoned with excessive force by the defendants, Police Officer Christopher Arena and Sergeant Treubig. The plaintiff was lawfully in the area of 123rd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York, NY when the defendants approached him. The plaintiff had not committed any crime or behaved in a manner that would give rise to reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. The defendants arrested the plaintiff, placed handcuffs in an excessively tight manner on his wrists, and transported him to the 25th Precinct. While in the defendants' custody, the plaintiff was handcuffed, photographed, and st...

Jones, Matthew vs P.O. Muniz, Adam, et al.
Case # 16CV08080, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 31, 2016
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff retrieved his uncle's prescription pain medicine and cashed a check for him on the day of the incident. Then he met his uncle in the lobby of his uncle's residence and when he went to hand him the pills and cash the defendant officers, who likely followed the plaintiff, stopped him and pinned him to the ground giving the plaintiff no moment to explain. The defendant officers hit the plaintiff and then tased him. The plaintiff was transported to the hospital followed by the 26th Precinct. The charges were not specified in the complaint, but they were dismissed.