Named in 4 known lawsuits, $440,000 total settlements.
Ali, Aliyah an Infant By Mng Feliciano, Charlene vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 017435/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 28, 2014, ended April 13, 2017
Administrative Closing
Byron, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 017436/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 28, 2014, ended April 17, 2017
Administrative Closing
Merida, Benito vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03596,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 10, 2013, ended November 6, 2013
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 15, 2013, in Brooklyn, Plaintiff Benito Merida was falsely arrested by Defendants, NYPD employees -- Officer Ferlie I. Fox, UC 7493, and Johns Doe 1 - 10 -- on the grounds that he attempted to purchase a stolen phone, despite the fact that the Plaintiff had agreed to purchase the phone only after the seller, an undercover officer, had assured the Plaintiff that the phone was not stolen. The Defendant Officers, furthermore, told prosecutors that they had observed Plaintiff attempt to purchase stolen property -- a lie -- and prepared paperwork, including an arrest report, to that effect. Within 23 hours of arrest, the charges against Plaintiff were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, and he was ...
Melendez, Jarrett, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031432/2010,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 4, 2011, ended February 7, 2023
$420,000 Settlement