Named in 5 known lawsuits, $152,625 total settlements.
Del Villar, Gabriel, et al. vs City of New York
Case # 030178/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 6, 2018, ended January 9, 2020
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 3, 2017, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Police Officer Jorge Minier, along with Officers John Doe and John Roe, were performing their duties in the vicinity of 1019 Simpson Street, Bronx, New York, as part of their assignment with the Bronx Narcotics Unit. During this time, the officers, acting under the direction of the City of New York and the NYPD, approached Gabriel DelVillar without an arrest warrant, probable cause, or any other legal justification. They conducted a forceful stop, frisk, and search of DelVillar, who was not engaging in any illegal or suspicious activity.
Despite the absence of contraband in plain view and without DelVillar being a leaseholder or resident of the premises, Of...
Lewis, Branden vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029108/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 8, 2018, ended August 8, 2019
$57,625 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 21, 2017, Plaintiff was lawfully in the County of Bronx doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way. Plaintiff was not in possession of any contraband, nor was contraband in plain view. Without probable or reasonable cause, Defendants Minier, Kuhl, Doe, and Roe stopped, frisked, searched, assaulted, and battered Plaintiff. Excessive force by Defendants was used, resulting in Plaintiff suffering great and permanent bodily injury. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. Criminal action against Plaintiff was dismissed.
Williams, Rahjeem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV05676,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 18, 2017, ended August 23, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: The defendants entered the incident address with weapons drawn and demanded the plaintiff get down on the floor. Plaintiff was searched and cuffed and not allowed to clothe himself. The incident address was not the plaintiff's residence so he asked to be released. He was in an felony offender program at the time and was not able to attend for two days because of the arresting process and being arraigned.
Rodriguez, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020887/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 10, 2017, ended July 26, 2017
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 6, 2016 plaintiff was at an intersection and was approached by Defendants Reyes, Minier, Doe, and Roe and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained. The plaintiff was subjected to a strip search.
Montero, Rafael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024988/2016E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 7, 2016
Complaint
Description: On April 23, 2015 Plaintiff was visiting his friends home on Freeman Street in the Bronx and at 10 pm Plaintiff left the house and was walking on Freeman Street carrying a black plastic bodega bag as he was walking toward Simpson Avenue a marked NYPD patrol car approached him. The car stopped and NYPD Officer Jorge Minier got out and ran toward Plaintiff and without probable cause ordered Plaintiff to stop asked where he was going and asked for identification. Plaintiff said he was going home and gave Minier his identification, and then Minier tried to grab the plastic bag that Plaintiff was carrying. Plaintiff blocked Minier and rand down Freeman street. Minier chased Plaintiff while his partner followed in th...