Ullah, Ruhim vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03438,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 3, 2013, ended January 20, 2015
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 19, 2010, plaintiff was arrested by NYPD officers Vincent Campo and Erick Erdaide and charged with Menacing a Police Officer. At the time, plaintiff was emotionally disturbed and had brandished a machete in front of his sister and indicated he would hurt himself. When the police arrived, plaintiff dropped the machete and ran before being stopped by police at gunpoint. Officer Erdaide then fired a single shot at plaintiff, shattering his femur bone, which required multiple surgeries and a metal rod implant. To justify the use of excessive force, defendants Campo, Erdaide, Coleen Gillis, Matthew King, Paul Perodin, Penelope Seaman, and Matthew Steiner misrepresented the events in their paperwork to th...