Brooklyn, NY
Civil rights Lawyer at Brooklyn, NY
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Election Campaigns & Political Law, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Settlement award of $140,000
Plaintiffs' home was entered by New York City Police officers under a warrant for an adjacent apartment. They were each detained and spent 5 days incarcerated on false charges. After extensive di ... scovery, each plaintiff was awarded $70,000 for the 5 days they spent incarcerated. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
OUTCOME: $450,000 settlement
AMKC inmates were assaulted by correction officers. Plaintiffs sued for the physical injuries suffered by the inmates and the subsequent cover-up. Numerous officers were charged by the Department of ... Correction, three were criminally prosecuted, and the City agreed to settle the case for $450,000. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
OUTCOME: Fields not liable to campaign finance board
The New York City Campaign Finance Board held mayoral candidate C. Virginia Fields and her treasurer personally liable for repayment of $330,000 in public funds to the Campaign Finance Board. We went ... to court claiming that the Campaign Finance Board and the court agreed, holding that neither the candidate nor the Treasurer could be held personally liable for repayment. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
OUTCOME: Guillermo Linares ruled off the ballot
Ydanis Rodriguez was a candidate for City Council, 10th District. His main opponent, incumbent council member Miguel Martinez, was convicted of various felonies in connection with public office. Mart ... inez attempted to have his name substituted on the ballot for former Council member Guillermo Linares. We sued, asserting various defects in Martinez's Committee to fill Vacancies. The Board of Elections ruled that the Committee was indeed defective and that Linares could not replace Martinez on the ballot. Ydanis Rodriguez went on to win the election and is not the Tenth District's new Council member. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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