Named in 15 known lawsuits, $940,965 total settlements.
Marville, Shamari vs City of Ny, Sergeant Harris, Dywane, et al.
Case # 806630/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 23, 2024
Complaint
Description: On March 10, 2023, around 2:20 p.m., plaintiff Shamari Marville was a passenger in a vehicle lawfully parked in a parking spot in the vicinity of Fish Avenue and Needham Avenue, Bronx. Without reasonable suspicion, Plaintiff was seized, searched, and falsely arrested for disorderly conduct and other crimes. At no time did Plaintiff commit the alleged crimes and the arresting officers, Police Officer Albert Flores and Sergeant Dywayne R. Harris, caused Plaintiff to suffer emotional harm and deprivation of his freedom.
Williams, Wendy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816051/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 28, 2022, ended February 27, 2023
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 24, 2021, at approximately 6:00 a.m., plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 990 Anderson Avenue, County of Bronx, New York, and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway when defendants P.O HARRIS, DOE and ROE approached Plaintiff for no reason and stopped, frisked, and searched her. The defendants had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the plaintiff was engaged in an illegal activity. The search yielded no evidence of any guns, drugs or contraband. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing by the plaintiff, the defendants excessively touched, pushed, assaulted, battered and formally arrested the plaintiff and transported her to the precinct. While Plaintiff...
Corona, Emmanuel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 803643/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 16, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 10, 2020, NYPD officers, including Detective Dywayne Harris and Andrew Ulich, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations approached Plaintiff on the street for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, solely on the basis of his age and/or race, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants without any legal reason or justification. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. The criminal action against Plaintiff was ter...
Artis, Sherick vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800580/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 14, 2021, ended September 23, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 10, 2020, officers approached plaintiff and stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, and detained plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken into custody abd strip searched. Plaintiff was arrained after arrest for a crime that was later dismissed. There are no specific details about the arrest/assault/etc.
Soto, Darlin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022904/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 6, 2020
Complaint
Description: On February 27, 2017, plaintiff and his cousin were returning from a friend's house when they were approached by defendant police officers. The defendants, after brief questioning, handcuffed and arrested plaintiff without any probable cause or legal justification. Plaintiff was subsequently transferred to the 44th precinct. Multiple charges were made against plaintiff but were all eventually dismissed in his favor.
Bond, Derron vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032515/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 28, 2019, ended February 24, 2021
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 11, 2019 at 1425 University Ave, Bronx, NY, Plaintiff was heading home with his minor son when defendants stopped, handcuffed and arrested him. Plaintiff was transported to the 44th precinct. At the 44th precinct plaintiff was placed in a cell with other male prisoners. Plaintiff was strip searched but nothing illegal or unlawful was recovered. After being held for several hours, plaintiff was transported to Bronx Central Booking. On January 12, 2019 Plaintiff was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court charging him with Criminal Sale of Marijuana. At arraignment, Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance. Plaintiff made several court appearances. On April 4, 2019, the matter was adjourned in contempl...
White, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027908/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 18, 2019
Complaint
Description: On October 5, 2018, Justin White was violently handcuffed and arrested by NYPD Officer Dwayne Harris (Shield # 10473) for alleged possession of a controlled substance. White was taken to a police precinct, and later to Central Booking, where he was searched and kept in a holding cell. He was released from custody on or about October 7, 2018. Harris filed charges against White; all charges against White were dismissed and sealed on June 25, 2019.
Jones, Issac, et Al., vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023806/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 4, 2019, ended October 24, 2019
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 1/18/18 at approximately 2:30PM in the vicinity of Park Avenue and East 158th St., Bronx, NY, police officers including Bronx Narcotics officers Dwayne Harris, John Doe, and John Roe approached the plaintiff Isaac Jones without any legal justification and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. They arrested him and subjected him to a strip search. Jones remained in custody over 24 hours and was maliciously prosecuted. He had to make numerous court appearances before all charges were terminated in his favor. This led to physical and emotional harm.
Dejesus, Irasema vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024445/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 24, 2018, ended May 9, 2019
$47,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about June 21, 2017, police officer Dywane Harris knocked the plaintiff to the ground while running after an alleged suspect.
Howard, Jamah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024144/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 13, 2018, ended November 15, 2018
$36,463 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On or about June 1, 2017, Plaintiff, a black male, was in the vicinity of 161st Street and Morris Avenue in Bronx County when Defendant Officers Harris, Sarhouse, Doe, and Rose (believed to be assigned to Bronx Narcotics), absent probable cause and for no reason, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner, causing harm to his head, neck, back, body, and limbs Plaintiff was taken to a police station in Bronx County where he was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of the Defendants. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and was thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Defendants' stop and seziure was ...
Mauleon, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302500/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 11, 2015
Joye, Nakie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302295/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 1, 2015
Nunez-Peralta, Delgis, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05270,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 16, 2014, ended November 20, 2015
$2,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 22, 2013, Plaintiffs Delgis Nunez Peralta, and Paulette Chalas Sanz were unlawfully detained, searched and arrested by Defendant NYPD Officers Christy Harris and Dwayne Harris in the Bronx for no apparent reason after Plaintiffs were denied reentry into a club to retrieve belongings believed to have been left inside the club.
Santiago, Samuel Aponte vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302195/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 30, 2013, ended July 8, 2014
$22,500 Settlement
Gomez, Gamalier vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306307/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 26, 2012, ended August 10, 2018
$650,000 Settlement