2009

RONALD W. BAILEY v. CITY OF LOWELL, FRANCIS NOBREGA, NARIN MA, OSCAR GOMEZ, STEPHEN COYLE, ARAVANH LAKMANY, and MATTHEW MCCABE

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 11:12

In Lowell on 5/8/06, Mr. Bailey, a professor, received a call from his son, who was having difficulty with building security. Mr. Bailey rushed downstairs, not pausing to put on shoes. Officers were striking his son with batons. Mr. Bailey urged his son to calm down. Officers then roughed up Mr. Bailey, arrested him, and charged him with disorderly conduct, assault and battery on an officer, and resisting arrest. Mr. Bailey suffered nerve damage from the handcuffs. He was held overnight without medical care for his cut foot, even though he was diabetic and had high blood pressure.

Michael O’Brien v. David Williams, Diep Nguyen, Sean Flynn, Adam Mammone, and the City of Boston

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 10:04

On March 16, 2009, Boston police officers attacked O’Brien because they were angry that he was filming them with his cell phone. Officer Diep Nguyen grabbed O’Brien’s phone while officer David Williams threw O’Brien to the ground. Williams put his arms around O’Brien’s neck and applied pressure, choking O’Brien. Officers struck O’Brien in the head, causing bleeding and a contusion in his brain. Mr. O’Brien has not been able to return to work as a correctional officer.

Juan Figueroa v. City of Lawrence, Alberto Inostroza, and Thadeus Czarnecki

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 02:08

Lawrence officers beat Mr. Figueroa without justification. Officers booked Mr. Figueroa, then ordered that he strip naked and placed him naked in a small lockup cell with a clothed male prisoner. They wanted to teach Mr. Figueroa a lesson: Don’t disrespect police officers. The City of Lawrence had a policy or custom of placing arrestees naked in a cell with another prisoner when a police officer claimed the arrestee was having suicidal thoughts. This unreasonable and easily abused policy permitted officers to degrade and intimidate Mr. Figueroa by falsely claiming he was suicidal.

Celinda Kaye v. Robert Kramer and the City of Taunton

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 09:11

On August 24, 2007, Kramer beat and kicked Ms. Kaye, causing multiple facial fractures, two broken ribs, among other injuries. Kramer was enraged that Ms. Kaye had not immediately complied with his unlawful order to shut her mouth and go back inside as she stood at her front door observing Kramer and other officers making an arrest in front of her home. Taunton Police Chief Raymond O’Berg has publicly complained about his inability to investigate wrongdoings within his department. As a result, officers believe that they are free to violate citizens’ rights with impunity.