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A $75 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging the New York City Police Department issued numerous criminal summonses as part of a policy “selectively and disproportionally enforced in minority communities.”
If you received a criminal court summons by an NYPD officer, and the summons was dismissed by the court for legal insufficiency and lacked probable cause between May 25, 2007 and Jan. 25, 2017, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the NYPD class action settlement.
The NYPD class action lawsuit was initially filed on May 25, 2010 on behalf of a Class of individuals who received criminal court summonses from members of the NYPD. The plaintiffs claimed that the City of New York’s police department had illegally stopped, seized, arrested and issued summonses to individuals without probable cause.
According to the NYPD class action lawsuit, these criminal court summonses were issued in response to a summons quota within the NYPD.
“To encourage and drive this unlawful pattern and practice, the NYPD consistently punishes officers who issue fewer summonses, and rewards police officers who issue more summonses, regardless of whether or not there is probable cause to issue such summonses,” the NYPD class action lawsuit states.
The defendants vigorously fought against the NYPD class action lawsuit and deny the allegations. However, they agreed to participate in settlement negotiations to avoid the risk of future litigation, trial and potential appeals. The NYPD class action settlement was reached in August 2016.
In addition to providing cash payments to eligible Class Members who file timely and valid claims, the defendants also agree to change its policies to prohibit any quota and/or numeric performance goals for enforcement activity. The defendants will also conduct a department-wide in-service training and send a department-wide email regarding the policies.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the NYPD settlement include: “Individuals who received a Criminal Court Summons (‘C Summons’) by an NYPD officer, and whose summons was dismissed by the court for facial or legal insufficiency and lacked probable cause (‘Eligible Summons’) from the start of the class period, May 25, 2007, through January 25, 2017.”
Potential Award
Up to $150 per summons.
Payment to Class Members will be distributed on a pro rata basis. The actual amount each claimant will receive depends on the total number of approved claims.
Proof of Purchase
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Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
9/6/2017
Case Name
Stinson, et al. v. The City of New York, et al., Case No. 10-cv-4228 (RWS), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Final Hearing
5/24/2017
Settlement Website
www.NYPDsummons.com
Claims Administrator
Stinson v. City of New York
c/o Rust Consulting Inc.
P.O. Box 2574
Faribault, MN 55021-9574
1-877-552-1290
info@NYPDSummons.com
Class Counsel
COHEN & FITCH LLP
THE LAW OFFICE OF JON L. NORINSBERG PLLC
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
Defense Counsel
Zachary W. Carter
CORPORATION COUNSEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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8 thoughts onNYPD Criminal Summons Class Action Settlement
Asking questions are genuinely good thing if you are not understanding something entirely, except this paragraph
offers good understanding even.143695
I live 8n RI and received one. I sent it back telling them there was no way it was me. I never drive in NYC. I never heard back from them. This was in 2011.
When does the money come? I deserve it I was harassed in front of my home it didn’t make sense and the summons was tossed out
EVERY law enforcement agency does this
The claim forms asks for a *Claimant ID and Summons #. Obviously I do not have that information but received multiple summonses in the past. How can I file a claim?
This is scary stuff. Imagine your driver’s license revoked, you life ruined by this screwed up. The N.Y.P.D. creating fake summons for innocent people. Law enforcement needs to go back to using REAL N.Y.P.D. employees to oversee any summons. They have farmed out to these 3rd party companies too often–Photo Radar tickets, Parking Meter tickets, Towing, and now…..summons……
Download and print the form
I would go to the court clerk and see if they can print out a history.