Named in 3 known lawsuits, $22,000 total settlements.
Melendez, Luis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507418/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 26, 2016
Pabon, Ruben vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04544,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 8, 2015, ended January 25, 2017
$2,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Original Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Officers approached Plaintiff in a deli, asked for ID, told him there was a warrant for his arrest, handcuffed him, and brought him to the 90th Precinct, where he was told there was no warrant for his arrest. Instead, there was an i-card from the 79th Precinct. Defendant Officer Tischler told Plaintiff that he was identified as a witness to a shooting and Plaintiff invoked his right to counsel. Plaintiff was then kept at the precinct overnight, brought to Central Booking, and then released without arraignment because the DA declined to prosecute the case.
Jordan, Moesha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01876,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 3, 2014, ended September 9, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 19, 2012, plaintiff sat on the stairs of her apartment building in Brooklyn, speaking with neighbors. Defendant POs Kaufman and Mohammed, told plaintiff she had to leave. Plaintiff told defendant Officers she lived in the building.
Defendant Officer Kaufman took out handcuffs and grabbed plaintiff, pushed her against a wall causing her pain in her back and fear for the health of her unborn child. Plaintiff was arrested and taken to Woodhull Hospital via ambulance.
At Woodhull Hospital, plaintiff was treated for lower back pain and examined for
injuries to her unborn child. After her release from Woodhull Hospital, plaintiff was transported to the 79th precinct in Brooklyn. On September 20, 2012, p...