Named in 9 known lawsuits, $392,706 total settlements.
Colon, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV05387,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 22, 2019, ended February 22, 2023
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 28, 2018, plaintiff William Colon, who has significant medical conditions and is approximately eighty-five pounds and four-foot eight inches tall, was sitting at home with his brother when PO Trabolse knocked on the door seeking entry. Plaintiff opened the door a few inches to speak with PO Trabolse after he threatened to break the door down. PO Trabolse reached through the crack and pushed plaintiff backwards, Trabolse then rushed into the apartment with PO John Doe 1. Once in the apartment, PO Trabolse grabbed plaintiff by his wrist, dragged him to a bed and pinned hime to the bed by bracing his elbows with his weight on plaintiff's chest. While this was happening, both plaintiff and his brother ...
Tomlin, Nigel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV01665,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 6, 2017, ended February 9, 2018
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officer Leite placed overtight handcuffs on Plaintiff, and neither Defendant Officer Leiter nor Defendant Officer Greene took any step to loosen the handcuffs after Plaintiff complained of pain three different times. Plaintiff was brought to the 121st Precinct and transferred to a police van, where Plaintiff was driven around for approximately seven hours. Plaintiff was released the next day with a desk appearance ticket and required surgery for a compression injury to his right hand.
Daniels, Dante vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03577,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 14, 2016, ended August 23, 2018
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was stopped, detained and questioned by Officer Kenneth Greene and Officer Vincenzo Trabolse. Defendant officers forcibly handcuffed Plaintiff even though he had a disability and then assaulted him. Plaintiff was taken into custody, and the hospital, and was charged with Resisting Arrest and Obstruction of Governmental Administration. Outcome of charges unknown
Silva, Jeyson and Hall, Joselyn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06965,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 4, 2015, ended July 10, 2017
$22,706 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached, accosted, and arrested Plaintiff for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. The DA declined to prosecute the case.
Wright, George vs Police Officer Trapasso, James, Shield #22068, et al.
Case # 15CV04428,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 12, 2015, ended March 19, 2020
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff pulled over and parked on side of road after seeing police vehicle lights and waited. Defendant police officers approached plaintiff's vehicle, verbally assaulted him and told him his headlight was out. Plaintiff called 120th precinct to file a complaint against defendant officers while waiting in his vehicle. Defendant officers opened driver's door and physically assaulted plaintiff with baton and pepper spray. Plaintiff was removed from his vehicle by defendant officer, the vehicle was searched, and he was placed in handcuffs. Plaintiff was charged with menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Plaintiff was convicted of disorderly conduct.
Bulina, Bryan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV03724,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 17, 2015, ended June 3, 2016
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officer stopped Plaintiff because they saw him looking into cars, frisked him and asked for ID, and assaulted him with a Baton. PO Furno claimed that Plaintiff had hit him. Plaintiff had criminal charges filed against him that were ACD'd.
Roth, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07251,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 26, 2014, ended July 9, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 14, 2013, Plaintiff was legally operating a motor vehicle when he was pulled over by Defendant Officers Daniel Golat and Kenneth Greene. Defendants Golat and Greene illegally removed Plaintiff from the car, handcuffed him, searched him, searched the car, arrested him, transported him to the 121st Precinct. Plaintiff was released 3 hours later. Plaintiff was arraigned about a month later on baseless charges, and was force to appear twice more before all charges were dismissed.
Ortega et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV06646,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint
Silva et al v. City Of New York , et al
Case # 15CV07630,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was falsely imprisoned by defendants for Possession of a Controlled Substance but the DA declined to prosecute.