Named in 6 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.
Urena, Amaury vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV06967,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 18, 2023
Urena, Amaury vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 004387/2023,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 31, 2023
Monsanto, Luis vs City of New York
Case # 812925/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 6, 2022
De La Cruz, Matthew, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 816470/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 14, 2021, ended December 8, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Smith, Hakeem, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034558/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 3, 2020, ended April 28, 2022
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 13, 2020, around 10:00 PM, near East 165th Street and Bryant Avenue, Bronx, Defendant Officers Mark Mobarek, Lauren Moriarty, John Doe, and John Roe approached Plaintiffs Hakeem Smith, Attim Walker, and Tarrell Austin for no reason and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained them (stop and frisk). While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiffs were subjected to a strip search and assault of his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiffs were falsely arrested and incarcerated for over 24 hours prior to release, after arraignment at Bronx Criminal Court, and were then required to make numerous court appearances before their charges were terminated.
Fincher, Sean vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV06206,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 26, 2019, ended September 29, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On May 4, 2018 at around 10:25 PM, Defendants Officers Moriarty, Mesaris, Urena, and Alba entered Mr. Fincher's shelter dormitory in the Bronx while he was watching sports. Defendant Officers began questioning Mr. Fincher about his earlier whereabouts, and whether he had been drinking. They did not disclose the reason for their visit, and Mr. Fincher declined to answer their questions. Defendants Officers, now joined by FDNY/EMT Defendants Zucker and Guttman, then tightly handcuffed Mr. Fincher and transported him to Lincoln Hospital. At no point was Mr. Fincher ever placed under arrest. He also never resisted the Officers.
At Lincoln Hospital, Mr. Fincher was forced to wait and be seen by a doctor, despite th...