Named in 4 known lawsuits, $25,000 total settlements.
Graves, Sherika, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 504776/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 16, 2023
Tchistiakov, Alexandre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 501263/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 20, 2022, ended May 23, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2019, a large number of police officers wearing "SWAT" style para-military combat gear and clothing forced their way into plaintiff's home, they rushed the front door which struck the plaintiff; the defendants Michael Masella, Khurram Zubair and JAMES L. TOMASULO entered plaintiff's apartment, had their assault rifles pointed at plaintiff's head and threatened to shoot and kill the plaintiff. The supervisory officers including defendant JAMES L. TOMASULO NYPD Sergeant failed to train or take steps to terminate or discipline or supervise the individual POs.
Henry, Hashiem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 532915/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 4, 2022
Complaint
Description: On September 27, 2020, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Plaintiff Hashiem Henry, while lawfully in the vicinity of the intersection between Mermaid Avenue and 32nd Street, Brooklyn, NY, was subject to an unlawful arrest, detention, assault, battery and excessive use of force by defendant Police Officers, Police Officer Khurram Zubair and several unnamed NYPD officers. Plaintiff was deprived of his constitutional, common law and statutory rights when the individual defendants unlawfully stopped, detained, assaulted, battered, subjected to excessive force, passed along false accusations to prosecuting attorneys and engaged in the malicious prosecution of Plaintiff. On the above mentioned date, Plaintiff was walking f...
Bowers, Lawrence vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 514537/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 8, 2019, ended March 21, 2020
$25,000 Settlement