Parra v. The County of Nassau, et al., Index No.:615862/2023

New Action filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Nassau

On September 29^th, 2023, Plaintiff Parra, by and through his attorneys, BORRELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., filed a Complaint against THE COUNTY OF NASSAU (“the County”), and two police officers, in both their individual and official capacities, (collectively, where appropriate, as “Defendants”), alleging upon knowledge as to himself and his own actions and upon information and belief as to all other matters, as follows:

Defendants’ conduct giving rise to this lawsuit is egregious. Specifically, the County and its employees, including but not limited to the individual defendants, are liable to Plaintiff for their use of excessive force on October 16, 2022, when they were driving westbound on Old Country Road in Westbury, New York, in their Radio Motor Patrol (“RMP”) vehicle, while Plaintiff was walking east, unarmed, and not committing any violation of the law or putting anyone at imminent risk of being harmed.  Spotting Plaintiff, the officers pulled an abrupt U-turn, drove towards Plaintiff, and apparently believing that they were filming an episode of COPS, abruptly opened fire on Plaintiff, discharging twenty-two rounds of ammunition through the front windshield of the RMP, one of which hit Plaintiff and shot straight through Plaintiff’s lower right leg.  After Defendants arrested Plaintiff following the shooting, in furtherance of Defendants’ subsequent prosecution of Plaintiff on two charges of Menacing in the Second Degree, PL 120.14(1), the officers provided, at best, inaccurate and misleading information from their police reports and other documentation pertaining to the incident to the County’s District Attorney’s Office, including, but not limited to, stating that Plaintiff matched the description of an individual that they were looking for, and that the officers stopped their vehicle to conduct an interview and further investigate the incident before firing their weapons at Plaintiff, thus denying Plaintiff his right to substantive due process throughout his prosecution. Throughout Defendants’ interaction with Plaintiff, and throughout Defendants’ subsequent prosecution of Plaintiff, Defendants failed to intervene on Plaintiff’s behalf, despite knowing that his constitutional rights were being violated.  Thus, due to Defendants’ use of excessive force against Plaintiff, and throughout Plaintiff’s subsequent prosecution that lasted approximately five months, he was caused and continues to suffer substantial damages, including, but not limited to, significant physical pain and suffering, associated economic loss, severe mental anguish and emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, loss of self-esteem, self-confidence, and personal dignity, as well as harm to his personal and professional reputations, all as a result of the Defendants’ egregious unconstitutional and tortious conduct.

If any individual has information that may be relevant to this case, please contact Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. as soon as possible through one of our websites, www.employmentlawyernewyork.com or www.516abogado.com, or any of our phone numbers: (516) 248–5550, (516) ABOGADO, or (212) 679–5000.