Named in 8 known lawsuits, $535,001 total settlements.
Moore, Eugene vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04365,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 12, 2015, ended September 19, 2017
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plain clothes defendant officers exited vehicle, approached plaintiff and began to pat frisk plaintiff looking for a weapon. Gun was found in a nearby doorway. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degree. The case was dismissed and sealed.
Hooper, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04129,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 3, 2015, ended August 28, 2017
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Original Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was arrested by defendant officers at aforementioned address. Plaintiff was accused of disposing of a firearm in the garbage. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second and fourth degrees. Plaintiff plead guilty and was in jail for a year. After the presentation of new evidence against defendant officers, plaintiff's plea of guilt was vacated and all charges against the defendant were dismissed.
Mingo, Sean vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02370,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 28, 2015, ended August 18, 2015
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers stopped, frisked, and arrested Plaintiff while he was throwing away garbage in the trash room of his apt building. Jean-Baptiste made false allegations so that Plaintiff was charged with 265.03 and 265.01.
Herring, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00276,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 23, 2015, ended July 21, 2017
$110,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff while he was on the phone with a friend outside his building. Officers handcuffed him, brought him to the 67th precinct, strip searched him, and questioned him for 3-4 hours trying to get information from him. Plaintiff was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree, which was dismissed 19 months later on the prosecutor's motion.
Weeks, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06301,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 15, 2013, ended June 4, 2014
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On August 31, 2012, defendants Jeanbaptiste, Adiniou, Santiago and a Doe defendant subjected plaintiff to excessive force by slamming him on the ground and striking him on his body, without any legal justification or excuse. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing, the defendants searched plaintiff, applied handcuffs to him and arrested him, after which they continued to subject him to excessive force by inter alia striking him on his face and body, as a result of which he sustained physical injuries. The defendants took him to the 67th precinct where the plaintiff was searched and held for several hours. Defendant Jeanbaptiste provided false allegations in support of the criminal complaint on which t...
Kidd, Lloyd vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00097,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 28, 2013, ended August 20, 2015
Zero Disposition
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: On May 11, 2012, at approximately 7:00 a.m., Plaintiff was at his home at 332 East 28th Street in Brooklyn, New York, which is owned by his elderly and disabled aunt. Plaintiff was watching television when he heard a loud noise at the front door and then the door was busted down and a large number of New York City police officers entered the residence. The police officers were wearing helmets and protective gear and were carrying rams and had rifles drawn. After being instructed by an officer, Plaintiff immediately put his hands up and got on the ground with his stomach down. The officers then ransacked the house, causing damage to both the house and Plaintiff's personal belongings. One officer grabbed Plaintif...
Antrobus v. NYPD et al
Case # 11CV02109,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Stipulation,
Complaint
Mallard v. City Of New York et al
Case # 04CV01141,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$40,000 Settlement