Alvarez v. The City of New York et al
Case number
15CV04110
Court district
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incident date
July 12, 2014
Incident time
8:30PM
Stop Location
Street
Incident county
Queens
Precinct taken to
Settlement amount
$15,000
Outcome
Settled
Summary
Plaintiff was in the park with 7 of his friends when plain-clothed defendant officers approached them, accusing them of having weapons. Refused to identify themselves and allow plaintiff and his friends to film the incident, defendant officers assaulted the plaintiff, handcuffed him, chocked him and brought him to the 102nd precinct, which let to hospitalization. Plaintiff was assaulted again at the precinct by the defendant officers. The charges and outcome of charges were unknown.
Plaintiff Attorney
Christopher Hikaru Fitzgerald Law Office of Christopher Fitzgerald 233 Broadway, Suite 2348 New York, NY 10279 646-580-3489 Fax: 212-226-3224 Email: [email protected]
Named Officers
Force Detail
Types of Allegation
False Criminal Charges Outcome
Documents
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