Named in 4 known lawsuits, $212,500 total settlements.
Paulino, Aris vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 017685/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 9, 2015, ended April 30, 2019
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Scherquist, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02730,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 6, 2014, ended June 20, 2014
Zero Disposition
Bozeman, Ronald, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03468,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 24, 2013, ended July 9, 2014
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 7, 2011, at the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn, Plaintiff Ronald Bozeman was falsely arrested for robbery by Defendants NYPD Detectives John Bolden, William A. Bush, John Doe #1, John Doe #2, and John Does and, thereafter, was maliciously prosecuted by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDAO). In the course of their investigation of an alleged robbery, Defendants without lawful justification, intentionally, maliciously, and with deliberate indifference to or reckless disregard for the natural or probable consequences of their acts, (1) ignored problems concerning the credibility and reliability of the witnesses/victims of the robbery arising from inconsistencies in the witnesses initial and su...
Kennedy, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02531,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 13, 2013, ended October 29, 2013
$62,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 28, 2012, Plaintiff was walking lawfully near his home. Plaintiff did not possess a weapon or any amount of controlled substance. At that time and place, Plaintiff was attacked by an unknown assailant and shot in the leg. Thereafter, Plaintiff was transported to a hospital by an ambulance, where Plaintiff was treated for his injuries. Upon his release from the hospital, Plaintiff was placed under arrest by Defendant officers who handcuffed his arms tightly behind his back without probable cause or grounds. In connection with his arrest, Defendants filled out false and/or misleading police reports and forwarded them to prosecutors at a District Attorney’s Office. As a result of Defendants’ condu...