He was accused of stalking Madonna in 2010, and was later convicted of resisting arrest in an incident outside her apartment in New York City.
And Robert Linhart,who was arrested after standing outside the star’s apartment waving a sign begging to meet her, is reportedly expecting a mammoth pay out as he prepares to sue the city next week, reports TMZ.
The basis of the lawsuit is that the retired firefighter claims NYPD officers assaulted him during his original arrest.
Tough times: Robert Linhart,who was arrested after standing outside the star’s apartment waving a sign begging to meet her, is reportedly expecting a mammoth pay out as he prepares to sue the city next week, reports TMZ
It has been claimed that although he was hoping for $5m in damages, he will now settle for $3m, an amount which it is reported he is confident he will receive.
Jury selection for the case is due to start on Monday but the website reports Linhart and his attorney are anticipating prosecutors will make an offer.
He has allegedly said he will donate $1m of any settlement to hurricane victims.
Mail Online has contacted representatives for Madonna and the New York Police Department for comment.
In 2013, Linhart narrowly avoided jail time following an alleged stalking campaign against the Material Girl singer.
Superstar: It has been claimed that although he was hoping for $5m in damages, he will now settle for $3m, an amount which it is reported he is confident he will receive. Jury selection for the case is due to start on Monday but the website reports Linhart and his attorney are anticipating prosecutors will make an offer
Reports: The basis of the lawsuit is that the retired firefighter claims NYPD officers assaulted him during his original arrest
He initially came to police attention when he was accused of scrawling messages of adoration on the pavement outside Madonna’s Central Park West apartment building and possessing a 7.5-inch ice pick.
This led to him being charged with graffiti and criminal possession of an ice pick recovered from his car although the latter charge was dismissed by a judge.
He was also charged with resisting arrest outside the building near Central Park.
Claims: He initially came to police attention when he was accused of scrawling messages of adoration on the pavement outside Madonna’s Central Park West apartment building and possessing a 7.5-inch ice pick.
He was eventually convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to three years on probation and ordered to attend anger management classes.
His legal representatives argued that he wasn’t resisting the arrest but in agony from a broken rotator cuff suffered during his original arrest.
He said at the time the conviction had changed his feelings for the singer and told the NY Daily News: ‘I don’t feel the same about her.’
Fan: His legal representatives argued that he wasn’t resisting the arrest but in agony from a broken rotator cuff suffered during his original arrest