Bell, Rashawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04940,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 3, 2014, ended September 21, 2015
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 5, 2013, Plaintiff was visiting a friend in Brooklyn. NYPD P.O. including Francisco Espinal, Lt. Matthew Ficano, Hajit Chowdhary, Edward Saenz and others knocked on the door and asked Plaintiff to step outside. He complied. For no reason they then grabbed Plaintiff, threw him against a wall, causing his head to strike the wall. Defendant Espinal then used handcuffs to strike the Plaintiff's forearm extraordinarily hard, resulting in a significant laceration that required 15 sutures and left a permanent scarring.