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Claimant,
-versus-
NOTICE OF CLAIM
THE CITY OF NEW YORK: CAPTAIN JON
BLOCH, New York City Police Department;
SERGEANT SEAN WICK, New York City
Police Department, SERGEANT IV AN
GONZALEZ, New York City Police Department,
Respondents.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Vanessa Hicks intends to file claims for damages
against the City of New York, Captain Jon Block, Sergeant Sean Wick, and Sergeant
Ivan Gonzalez,
1. The name of Claimant is Vanessa Hicks, and her address is 285 Macdougal
Street, Apartment 2, Brooklyn, New York 11233. The name of the attorney for Claimant
for purposes of this Notice of Claim is Christopher Dunn, New York Civil Liberties
Union Foundation, 125 Broad Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10004.
2. Claimant has suffered violations of her rights under New York Labor Law,
including but not limited to sections 215 and 2l5~a; under section 296 of the New York
Executive Law; and under sections 8-107, 8-502 of New York City Administrative Code.
3. The time, place, and manner in which the claims arose are as follows:
4. Claimant has suffered the following injuries: (1) unlawful dismissal from her job
and the related loss of salary and benefits; (2) emotional distress.
Based on the information known to Claimant at this time, Claimant has suffered
or, based upon her years of service in the NYPD, will suffer damages amounting to no
less than $1. 5 million for violations of her rights under laws and the Constitution of the
State of New York. Claimant reserves her right to supplement the nature of her claims,
the identity of New York City officials or employees named in her claims, the nature of
5. Please take notice that Claimant presents this claim for .adjustment and-payment-
and notifies Respondents that, unless this claim is adjusted and paid within the time
Claimant,
-versus-
VERIFICATION
THE CITY OF NEW YORK: CAPTAIN JON
BLOCH, New York City Police Department;
SERGEANT SEAN WICK, New York City
Police Department, SERGEANT IVAN
GONZALEZ, New York City Police Department,
Respondents.
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VANESSA HICKS, being duly sworn, attests that she is the claimant in this
matter, that she has read the attached Notice of Claim, and that she attests that the
statements therein are true and correct to the best of her knowledge, information, and
belief.