Named in 2 known lawsuits, $50,000 total settlements.
Mattias, Dennis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07925,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 7, 2014, ended March 2, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 8, 2013, plaintiff Dennis Mattias had a contract with the New York City Housing Authority to perform inspection work on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where he was to conduct an inspection on the roof. While he was on the roof, plaintiff observed defendants O'Brien on Urena on a roof of an adjacent building upon which both plaintiffs and defendants acknowledged each other's presence and waived at each other. After finishing the inspection, when arriving downstairs, plaintiff encountered same two defendants and when plaintiff started to walk towards the next building, defendant O'Brien came out of nowhere and jumped on plaintiff which led plaintiff shocked and wondering what he had done wrong. Defen...
Brock, Mandel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04259,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 17, 2013, ended April 14, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2012, Plaintiff and his associated were in front of a playground in Manhattan when Defendant Officer O’Brien unlawfully stopped and questioned Plaintiff and asked him to produce identification, while Officer Hazan remained in the patrol vehicle. After Plaintiff told Officer O’Brien that he had no right to demand his identification, O’Brien placed Plaintiff in an illegal sleeper hold until Plaintiff lost consciousness and then beat Plaintiff, causing injuries to his face, which required stitches. Plaintiff was transported to the 28th Precinct, bleeding profusely, and was thrown into a cell without medical attention. After eventually obtaining medical treatment at Harlem Hospital, Plaintiff was fals...