Named in 4 known lawsuits, $25,002 total settlements.
Merizalde, Johnny, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV01822,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 14, 2021, ended February 25, 2022
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 28, 2019, Plaintiffs Johnny Merizalde and Raymond Pastrana were working for Plaintiff Xtreme. Xtreme is a towing/impound company. Plaintifs Merizalde and Pastrana went to a commercial property to tow an illegally parked car when Sgt Edilio Cruz and Officer "John Doe" approached and began yelling at them from their police vehicle. Merizalde was arrested and spent over 24 hours in police custody amd was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.
On January 8, 2020, Merizalde and Pastrana returned to the same commercial property to tow three illegally parked vehicles. Officer E. Cruz, Michael Fortunato, and "John Doe," arrived and arrested them both. Officer Fortunato told Mrizalde at the precinct "We jus...
Sutton, Miles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 705782/2019,
Supreme Court - Queens, April 4, 2019
Mcdonald, Jarrel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 000146/2017,
Supreme Court - Queens, January 9, 2017, ended April 25, 2019
Zero Disposition
Goldring, James, et al. vs Detective Zumo, Jason, et al.
Case # 14CV04861,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 15, 2014, ended February 14, 2015
$15,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 25, 2012, Plaintiff James Goldring possessed two unlicensed rifles and one unlicensed shotgun. He accidentally shot his 4 year old. He alleges that NYPD police officers unlawfully searched his premises and destroyed items when he had not consented. Subsequently in July, NYPD Officers Gonzalez, Hospedales, Perullo, Rivera, Ripa, Stallone, Cruz, Kerny, and Post harassed him, his customers, and his business by issuing a large number of minor or nonexistent violations.