Named in 9 known lawsuits, $440,702 total settlements.
Haniff, Feiyaad vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 707146/2024,
Supreme Court - Queens, April 11, 2024
Complaint
Description: On October 13, 2023, at approximately 4:05 PM, plaintiff was near 126-04 140th Street, Jamaica (borough of Queens), driving his vehicle. Plaintiff got out of the vehicle to tell Police Captain John Meyers and an unidentified (John Doe) Police Officer to stop yelling at a woman. Captain Meyers became enraged at the plaintiff and started yelling and shouting at him. The Captain hurled expletives and racial epithets at the plaintiff, after which the officers physically assaulted and handcuffed the plaintiff.
The plaintiff was arrested by the police officers, patted down, and transferred to the 113th precinct, where he was held for a period of over 12 hours. Having sustained injuries, plaintiff requested medical...
Goding, Kristal vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 533931/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 28, 2023
Complaint
Description: On September 5, 2022, defendants forcibly seized and used excessive force against plaintiff without justification or provocation. That use of force included slamming plaintiff to the ground, striking her in the head, choking him and forcibly applying handcuffs to plaintiff in an excessively tight manner. After that, defendants placed plaintiff under arrest and imprisoned her at various locations. The arrest was effectuated without a warrant and without probable cause. Defendants also initiated a criminal prosecution of plaintiff, charging her with crimes of which she was innocent, which defendants knew. This included knowingly making false statements about her. As a consequence of this prosecution and the...
Hardy, Michael, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV03794,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 6, 2023, ended April 24, 2025
$80,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 23, 2022, Plaintiffs, who are of African-American descent, were lawfully present in an apartment, where they lived as tenants, when PO Meyers and other police officers, all Caucasian, entered their apartment in an aggressive manner and without a warrant. Four or five armed officers carrying assault style rifles and wearing tactical gear with bullet proof vests surrounded Plaintiff 1 in the apartment. Plaintiff 1 was partially undressed at the time the officers came into the apartment and was in the process of putting on his socks and shirt. The officers restrained Plaintiff 1, grabbed the sock from his hand and threw it aside, preventing him from putting it on his foot. The officers refused to permi...
Bennett, Troy D. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06653,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 13, 2017, ended December 10, 2018
$200 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2015 The plaintiff was leaving his apartment when defendant Elroy Clarke attacked him and pulled out a knife threatening the plaintiff to open his apartment door. The plaintiff refused and Clarke stabbed him in the hand, robbed him of $167 and left. The plaintiff called the police, but the officer refused to write a report and instead stated racial remarks against the plaintiff. The plaintiff went to the hospital. On March 1, 2015, the plaintiff was walking home from the hospital when defendant officers approached with guns drawn and assaulted the plaintiff. He was arrested based on a complaint by Elroy Clarke. The plaintiff was not given a grand jury testimony. The plaintiff was charged with 5 ...
Francis-Steele, Tyree vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05650,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 26, 2015, ended November 29, 2016
$12,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff went to the 71st Precinct to pick up his friend's belongings when the officer at the desk became upset that other friends were being too loud. Plaintiff was then placed in handcuffs, taken into custody, and charged with Dis Con and Trespass, which were dismissed.
Hall, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07463,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 13, 2015, ended June 5, 2017
$325,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On July 4th, 2014, Plaintiff, Justin Hall, was standing close to the apartment building where he lived in Brooklyn, NY. An acquaintance of Plaintiff had just taken a "Roman Candle" style firecracker out of the possession of a group of young children playing in the area. Plaintiff was not in the possession of any fireworks. Plaintiff then witnessed two NYPD officers walking towards him, including Defendant PO Ryan O'Connor. Out of precaution, to avoid being implicated in the possession of a firecracker by his friend, Plaintiff began to walk towards his apartment building. At this point, Defendant POs, including Ryan O'Connor, Ronnie Rivera, and Wilfredo Ramos, ran up to Plaintiff and aggressively slammed him int...
Cleveland, Chaz vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07379,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 22, 2014, ended September 3, 2015
$23,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 2, 2014, the Plaintiff was visiting a friend’s apartment when Defendant Officers entered and handcuffed his hands tightly. Plaintiff was falsely charged with consuming alcohol in public, obstructing government and resisting arrest. Defendants did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion to detail, stop or arrest Plaintiff inside the apartment or for anything that had occured earlier. Plaintiff was transported to a precinct, where Defendants filled out false police reports that were used to charge him. The plaintiff spent approximately 24 hours in custody before prosecutors declined to charge him the next day.
Akinnagbe, Olugbenga, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06147,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 23, 2014, ended October 19, 2015
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On November 1, 2011, defendants wrongfully, maliciously and without probable cause, arrested approximately 28 people, including the 17 plaintiffs in this case, whose only crime was exercising their constitutionally protected right to engage in peaceful protest against the NYPD’s Stop & Frisk practices. Plaintiffs are, Olugbenga Akinnagbe, Gregory Allen, Luis Barrios, Randy Credico, Desiree Deloach, Edward Diaz, Tyrone Dickerson, Carl Dix, Christina Gonzalez, Nicholas Malinowski, Samantha McIntire, Jason McGaughey, Margaret Kunstler, Robert Parsons, Morgan Rhodewalt, Phillip Strickland, Matthew Swaye, who were all protestors present at the above mentioned event. Defendant Officers Marco Alzate, (Shield No. 1691...
Beckford v. City of New York et al
Case # 15CV05515,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: 1st Incident: Defendant Officers unlawfully entered Plaintiff's residence, arrested him, and brought him to the 9th Precinct. Plaintiff was put in a lineup, denied him counsel, and assaulted him. 2nd Incident: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff's vehicle, forcefully pulled him out, assaulted him, arrested him, and then prosecuted him.
