Kenneth Kearns

Lawsuits

Mcdonald, Kemoy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV08745, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2013, ended January 29, 2014
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about March 23, 2010, NYPD officers from a robbery squad, led by Detective Richard Dietrich, arrived at the apartment where Plaintiff and his mother resided. In response to a series of robberies that had taken place, the robbery squad had begun monitoring cell phone identification signals of phones allegedly stolen during the robberies. One identification signal was traced to a number linked to Plaintiff’s mother. When the officers arrived, Plaintiff was at home. He complied with the officer’s request that he should step out on the porch. Det. Dietrich saw a phone in Plaintiff’s hand that resembled the allegedly stolen phone the officers were searching for. After seeing the phone, Det. Dietrich called the...