Filed Date: Aug. 31, 2015
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On August 31, 2015, a group of minority New York City police officers who had been disciplined or fired filed a class action suit against the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for violations of the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and of 42 USC §§ 1981, 1983, 1985. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief and compensatory damages. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that the NYPD's system of traffic violation quotas led to unconstitutional and racially discriminatory stops and frisks. The plaintiffs also alleged that officers who raised concerns about these issues, including through testifying in a class action lawsuit against the NYPD, experienced workforce retaliation with disparate treatment and impact on minority police officers. The case was presided over by Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
On December 10, 2015, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On January 11, 2016, the NYPD moved to dismiss the amended complaint, asserting that the complaint failed to properly state the claims alleged. On March 6, 2017, Judge Laura Taylor Swain granted the NYPD's motion to dismiss, but allowed the plaintiffs to make a motion for leave to replead the claims and requests for relief. 2017 WL 892350. On May 14, 2017, the plaintiffs filed a memorandum of law in support of their motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. On June 27, 2018, the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint was granted and denied in part. Each plaintiff’s claims were reviewed individually. The court allowed individual plaintiffs’ federal discrimination claims against various individual defendants, various plaintiffs’ retaliation claims, all plaintiffs’ state law claims, all plaintiffs’ First Amendment retaliation claims against one individual defendant, and various plaintiffs’ First Amendment retaliation claims against the City and additional individual defendants. 317 F.Supp.3d 746.
On July 18, 2018, the plaintiffs submitted an amended complaint that abided by the District Court’s ruling. On October 2, 2019, the case was reassigned to Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave. After multiple discovery deadline extensions, with the final deadline being January 10, 2020, the parties were required to submit a joint status report and they began settlement conferences and scheduled a settlement conference for December 4, 2019. The parties did not settle. On March 5, 2020, the court issued a motion to compel the defendants to provide discovery materials. Magistrate Judge Cave also issued sanctions against the defendants for spoliation. 2020 WL 3439341. The court further found that the plaintiffs were entitled to an inference that there was a likelihood that destroyed evidence would have supported claims of adverse employment action and retaliation. 2020 WL 1067482. The defendants’ request for reconsideration was denied by Magistrate Judge Cave. 2020 WL 1847556. Judge Swain affirmed. 2020 WL 3619014. An additional motion for sanctions against the defendants was denied. 2020 WL 7055572. The defendants later moved to preclude use of the negative inference regarding spoliation at trial but their request was denied on October 21, 2022. 2022 WL 13826120.
The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on May 17, 2021, and the court stayed litigation pending its decision on that motion. On July 7, 2022, Judge Swain granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The case was allowed to proceed for two officers’ First Amendment retaliation claims and the court dismissed without prejudice discrimination and retaliation claims based on state and local law. 2022 WL 2529547.
The plaintiffs requested leave to file a third amended complaint after the defendants disclosed, after the close of discovery, additional personnel documents relevant to one of the plaintiff’s claims. Magistrate Judge Cave heard oral argument on the issue and submitted a report and recommendations to Judge Swain on December 2, 2022.
On July 26, 2023, the court adopted the magistrate judge’s October 21, 2022 report in its entirety. 2023 WL 4760579.
As of January 12, 2024, this case was ongoing.
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Maria Ricaurte (3/14/2016)
Lisa Limb (3/23/2018)
Christiana Johnson (12/6/2019)
Robin Peterson (5/2/2023)
Rhea Sharma (1/29/2024)
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Abeysekera, Samantha (New York)
Abt, Uriel Benjamin (New York)
Adams, Daniel L (New York)
Akina, William Keaupuni (New York)
Alfaro, Elida Maria (New York)
Swain, Laura Taylor (New York)
Borrelli, Michael John (New York)
Coleman, Alexander Todd (New York)
Fitapelli, Joseph A. (New York)
Maguire, Jeffrey Robert (New York)
Malecki, Anthony Patrick (New York)
Mazzaferro, Frank Joseph (New York)
Nava, Michael Alexander (New York)
Nwokoro, Chukwuemeka (New York)
Schaffer, Brian Scott (New York)
Abeysekera, Samantha (New York)
Abt, Uriel Benjamin (New York)
Akina, William Keaupuni (New York)
Alfaro, Elida Maria (New York)
Alibey, Fayola Naila (New York)
Allen-Knecht, MaryBeth Catherine (New York)
Almon, Lorie Elizabeth (New York)
Alvarez-Calderon, Aurora Andrea (New York)
Amron, Susan Elizabeth (New York)
Anakhu, Joy Tolulope (New York)
Anderson, Robert James (New York)
Aribakan, Suzanne Emily (New York)
Arko, Christopher G. (New York)
Auletta, Steven Joseph (New York)
Bahrenburg, Richard (New York)
Balog, Aliza Jordana (New York)
Bardauskis, Elizabeth Barrett (New York)
Barnett, Camille Danielle (New York)
Bartlett, Caroline Firth (New York)
Bauman, Wesley Eugene (New York)
Beath, Patrick Neil (New York)
Bergman, Zachary Russell (New York)
Birnbaum, Janice Louise (New York)
Birnbaum, Brooke Allyson (New York)
Bogart, Russell Lewis (New York)
Bogni, Jason Robert (New York)
Bonillas, Adria Jasmine (New York)
Booth, Amatullah Khaliha (New York)
Bouriat, Christopher Saleh (New York)
Braun, Daniel Michael (New York)
Brecher, Jeffrey W. (New York)
Breslow, Stephanie Marie (New York)
Brocker, Peter William (New York)
Brooks, Jeffrey Charles (New York)
Brown, Allyson Nicole (New York)
Bruzzese, Sheryl Ann (New York)
Buckwalter, Ellen Lori (New York)
Burleson, Shana Lynn (New York)
Byrns, Katherine Abigail (New York)
Cahill, Kathleen J. (New York)
Calhoun, Martha Anne (New York)
Calistro, Phyllis Gail (New York)
Campbell-Priveterre, Joyce D. (New York)
Canfield, Donna Anne (New York)
Carberry, Andrez Shumree (New York)
Carbone, Christian D (New York)
Cardillo, Joseph Pollara (New York)
Cardinale, Richard J. (New York)
Cardozo, Michael A. (New York)
Carey, Charles Edward (New York)
Carpenter, Megan Burrows (New York)
Castro, Johana Vanessa (New York)
Catalano, Thomas A. (New York)
Cavalieri, Meghan Ann (New York)
Ceballo, Brian Paul (New York)
Chadwell, Courtney Anne (New York)
Chavez, Jacqueline Carolina (New York)
Chen, Caroline Ling-Yu (New York)
Chin, Natalie Michele (New York)
Chylinski, Jeremi L. (New York)
Ciappetta, Nicholas Robert (New York)
Clark, Shawn Raymond (New York)
Clayton, Danielle Yolanda (New York)
Cohen, Jessica Talia (New York)
Collins, Nicholas Lydell (New York)
Collyer, Adam Edward (New York)
Comfrey, Kathleen M. (New York)
Conger, Megan Patricia (New York)
Connahan, Matthew Joseph (New York)
Connelly, Elizabeth Colette (New York)
Cooke, Brenda Elaine (New York)
Cooper, David Allen (New York)
Coyne, Jennifer Angela (New York)
Coyne, Christopher John (New York)
Crisp, Martin Jonathan (New York)
Crowe, Alicia Marie (New York)
Daitz, Elizabeth M. (New York)
D'Andrea, Theresa Jeanine (New York)
Dandrige, Danielle M. (New York)
Dantowitz, Jeffrey Scott (New York)
Dawkins, Julinda A. (New York)
DeCastro, Maria Fernanda (New York)
Deconinck, Magda M. (New York)
Degori, Elizabeth Carolyn (New York)
DeLuca, Christopher Dominick (New York)
Department, New York (New York)
DePaul, Philip Rudolph (New York)
Depoian, Carolyn Kay (New York)
Dervin, James Monroe (New York)
Desmond, James Finbar (New York)
Devlin, Austa Starr (New York)
DiSenso, Anthony M. (New York)
Dougherty, Jeffrey Anthony (New York)
Dunn-Jones, Felicia (New York)
Eichenholtz, Seth D. (New York)
Eichenholtz, Eric Jay (New York)
Elfenbein, Randall M. (New York)
Englander, Jacob Ari (New York)
Englert, Eviana Linnea (New York)
Faddis, Hannah Victoria (New York)
Fain, Courtney Patrice (New York)
Falzone, John Michael (New York)
Farmer, Gary Michael (New York)
Farrar, Brian Jeremy (New York)
Farrell, Odile Maun (New York)
Farrell, Peter Gerard (New York)
Ferrell, Erin Laree (New York)
Fett, Baree Nichole (New York)
Fihma, Allison Naomi (New York)
Fitzgibbon, Kaitlin Elizabeth (New York)
Fleming, Michael Friel (New York)
Fogarty, Peter John (New York)
Fraenkel, William Solomon (New York)
Francolla, Brian Christopher (New York)
Frankel, Michael A. (New York)
Friedman, Steven A. (New York)
Friedman, Joshua Mathew (New York)
Frommer, Hillary A. (New York)
Fudim, Elissa Paulette (New York)
Funes, Suzanne Emily (New York)
Garman, Ashley Rebecca (New York)
Georges, Jasmine M. (New York)
Gertzer, Michael Keith (New York)
Giovanatti, Neil Anthony (New York)
Glasband, Elissa Judith (New York)
Goldberg-Cahn, Michelle L. (New York)
Goldstein, Ryan Seth (New York)
Gomez-Sanchez, Daniel Sergio (New York)
Goode-Trufant, Muriel (New York)
Goodrich, Devon Rae (New York)
Graziadei, John Hopkins (New York)
Greenfield, Blanche Jayne (New York)
Gugel, Alison Elaine (New York)
Gutmann, Joseph Aaron (New York)
Haber, Erica Michelle (New York)
Hackworth, Thaddeus Jeremiah (New York)
Hagopian, Caleb Charles (New York)
Haider, Bilal Husain (New York)
Halbardier, Suzanne M. (New York)
Hall, Randolph Warren (New York)
Hallman, James Lamar (New York)
Harvis, Gabriel Paul (New York)
Heim, Douglas William (New York)
Helferich, Joanna R. (New York)
Herscovici, David Stuart (New York)
Hirschklau, Rebecca Rachel (New York)
Hook, Sarah Katherine (New York)
Horowitz, Aviva Yocheved (New York)
Horton, James Fredrick (New York)
Houghton, Jonathan Morgan (New York)
Hueston, Michael O. (New York)
Jackson, Charles Clark (New York)
Jacob, Agnetha Elizabeth (New York)
Jacobs, Elissa Beth (New York)
Johnson, Porsha Requel (New York)
Johnson, Paul Hasan (New York)
Jones, Felicia Dunn (New York)
Joy, Daniel Lawrence (New York)
Julie, Richard Spencer (New York)
Kamen, Garrett Scott (New York)
Kantor, Scott Justin (New York)
Kasbohn, Madonna Marie (New York)
Katsimagles, Christopher Michael (New York)
Kelly, Matthew James (New York)
King, Christopher Gene (New York)
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Kitzinger, Stephen Edward (New York)
Koduru, Jennifer Lilly (New York)
Kogel-Smucker, Sarah A. (New York)
Koster, Jeannette Arlin (New York)
Krasnow, Elizabeth N. (New York)
Krueger, Jenna Lynn (New York)
Kruk, Carolyn Elizabeth (New York)
Lemonedes, James M. (New York)
Lichterman, Ariel Shaun (New York)
Lipkin, Andrew Gary (New York)
Lippin, Louise Hari (New York)
Lively, Lauren Almquist (New York)
Lockinger, Joseph Daniel (New York)
Longley, Serena Mabel (New York)
Lucas, Andrew Joseph (New York)
MacFarlane, Katherine Alice (New York)
MacLeod, Shawna Currie (New York)
Magsino, Teresita Villaseca (New York)
Mahon, Pamela Lynam (New York)
Maiorana, Matthew J. (New York)
Manningham, Nicholas Daniel (New York)
Mansoor, Dustin Peter (New York)
Marcus, Natalie Sharon (New York)
Markos, Dimitrios T. (New York)
Marks, Paul Frederick (New York)
Martone, Heather Marie (New York)
Marutollo, Joseph Anthony (New York)
Matai-Sanchez, Rruhija (New York)
Maxey, Brian Guenther (New York)
Mbabazi, Deborah L. (New York)
Mbaye, Lesley Berson (New York)
McGillivary, Gregory Keith (New York)
McGoldrick, John F. (New York)
McIntosh, Kristen Monet (New York)
McKinney, Morgan Chmiel (New York)
Mechak, Megan Kathleen (New York)
Mechmann, John Raymond (New York)
Melissinos, Nicholas (New York)
Meltzer, Hilary Michele (New York)
Mettham, Suzanna Publicker (New York)
Meyer, Deborah Ilene (New York)
Mindrutiu, Linda Margareta (New York)
Minnah-Donkoh, Kuuku Angate (New York)
Mirabile, Catherine Mary (New York)
Mitchell, Alison Sue (New York)
Modafferi, Matthew J. (New York)
Moe, Alison Gainfort (New York)
Molfetta, Michele Ann (New York)
Molloy, Anthony Molloy (New York)
Montaque, Tristan George (New York)
Montoya, Concepcion A. (New York)
Mouton, Gregory Paul (New York)
Murrell, Eric Theodore (New York)
Muschenheim, Mark W. (New York)
Mustokoff, Michael M. (New York)
Myerberg, Andrew Thomas (New York)
Naughton, Kathleen Erin (New York)
Neufeld, Sheryl Rebecca (New York)
Neustein, Cathy Jane (New York)
Nimick, Virginia Jackson (New York)
Noble, Alexander Macrae (New York)
Nunez-Figueroa, Bridgette Marie (New York)
O'Brien, John Charles (New York)
O'Connor, Andrea Mary (New York)
O'Flynn, Mary Theresa (New York)
Okereke, Amy Nkemka (New York)
Owen, Andrew Galway (New York)
Papandrea, Amanda M. (New York)
Passeser, Daniel Louis (New York)
Pasternack, Scott M. (New York)
Patrick, Bradford Collins (New York)
Perry, Devor Deland (New York)
Pestana, Georgia Mary (New York)
Piercey, Evan Michael (New York)
Pogula, Monica Mongillo (New York)
Pollack, David Michael (New York)
Profeta, Lawrence John (New York)
Pullio, Robyn Nicole (New York)
Rabinowitz, Lisa Susan (New York)
Rauchberg, Andrew James (New York)
Ravenborg, Daron R. (New York)
Reddy, Prathyusha Bandi (New York)
Reilly, Kathleen Deborah (New York)
Renaghan, Sean Robert (New York)
Richards, Camiel S. (New York)
Richardson, Lisa Marie (New York)
Rivera, Suzette Corinne (New York)
Rizzuti, Thomas John (New York)
Robins, Elizabeth Haley (New York)
Rodriguez, Wilda J. (New York)
Rosen, Seth Mitchell (New York)
Rosencrantz, Caryn A. (New York)
Rosenkilde, Kiran Hans (New York)
Rosenthal, Chad Isaac (New York)
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Rossan, Jennifer Amy (New York)
Rubin, Jennifer Lindsay (New York)
Rubinstein, Yuval (District of Columbia)
Saavedra, Daniel G. (New York)
Sampale, Suvarna S. (New York)
Santiago, Leticia Joy (New York)
Sarpong, Nana Kwame (New York)
Savino, Kimberly Marie (New York)
Schaerf, Carl Judah (New York)
Scharaga, Gregg Scott (New York)
Scharfstein, Susan P. (New York)
Schemitsch, John Edmund (New York)
Schnittman, Evan Robert (New York)
Schowengerdt, John S (New York)
Schultz, David Harlan (New York)
Schuman, Jennifer Helen (New York)
Schwarz, Frederick A. (New York)
Seacord, Christopher Aaron (New York)
Seemen, Karen Jayne (New York)
Seidenfeld, Steven Joshua (New York)
Seligman, Rachel Amy (New York)
Serrano, Leah Sharon (New York)
Shaffer, Ryan Glenn (New York)
Shammas, Cheryl Leah (New York)
Shoock, Corey Stephen (New York)
Shtelmakher, Milena (New York)
Siaw, Stephanie Ahyemah (New York)
Sibley, Mara Jeanne (New York)
Siddiqi, Omar Javed (New York)
Silver, Cecilia Ann (New York)
Silverberg, Steven Mark (New York)
Silverberg, Janice Casey (New York)
Singleton, Gerald E. (New York)
Siskind, Shira Rachel (New York)
Sitaras, Basil Constantine (New York)
Small, Adlai Jonathan (New York)
Smith, Katherine Elizabeth (New York)
Smith, Valerie Elizabeth (New York)
Smith, Jordan Michael (New York)
Smith, Qiana Charmaine (New York)
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So, Austin Kyongwon (New York)
Speight, Melanie Mary (New York)
Sprayregen, Sharon Vicky (New York)
Sprovieri, Kathryn M (New York)
Stackhouse, Noreen M. (New York)
Stannard, Geoffrey M. (New York)
Stockman, Benjamin Eldridge (New York)
Stodola, Damion Kenneth (New York)
Stolorow, Adam Michael (New York)
Strikowsky, Bruce Michael (New York)
Strochlic, Justin Scott (New York)
Success, Suzanne Eleanor (New York)
Sullivan, Donald Christopher (New York)
Sweeney, Brendan M. (New York)
Sweeting, J. Machelle (New York)
Telfort, Pernell Michael (New York)
Thadani, Kavin Suresh (New York)
Traverse, Benjamin John (New York)
Vidal, William Henri (New York)
Waldauer, Jonathan Max (New York)
Walker, Peter Arnold (New York)
Weall, Katherine Jane (New York)
Weber, Steven Douglas (New York)
Weiler, Fred Michael (New York)
Weiner, Joshua Alan (New York)
Weingarten, Richard Keith (New York)
Weir, Matthew Charles (New York)
Welch, Alicia Hayley (New York)
Wells, Elizabeth A. (New York)
Wenzel, Andrew Patrick (New York)
Wertheimer, Joshua Chanan (New York)
Westenberger, Eric Sean (New York)
Winslow, Lamar Devaughn (New York)
Wise, Desiree Adams (New York)
Wolf, Joshua Matthew (New York)
Younger, Stephen P. (New York)
Zangrilli, Joseph Peter (New York)
Zapert, Brian Hannigan (New York)
Zgodny, Vicki Becker (New York)
Ziff-Wasserman, Blair (New York)
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Last updated Jan. 29, 2024, 7:41 p.m.
State / Territory: New York
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Filing Date: Aug. 31, 2015
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
African-American and Latino police officers employed by the New York City Police Department.
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Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
New York City Police Department, City
NYPD Chief of Department, City
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Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
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