Named in 8 known lawsuits, $352,500 total settlements.
Watt, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 813122/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2025
Mcdowell, Robert V City of Ny, et al.
Case # 803062/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 28, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 15, 2021, Plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a vehicle when Defendant Officers Perez and Doe approached said vehicle and then assaulted, questioned, and illegally detained Plaintiff. Plaintiff had not committed any crimes or violations of law, nor had there been any indication of such, and nor had Plaintiff been accused of such by any civilian witnesses. Defendants accused Plaintiff of criminally possessing a weapon. Defendants had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to justify their search, seizure, questioning, detention, or arrest of Plaintiff.
Ozuna, Yonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 807489/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 7, 2021
Ozuna, Yonathan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812681/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 7, 2021, ended December 13, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2019, inside 2420 Creston Ave, Bronx NY, plaintiff was illegally targeted, because of his race, religion, national origin or other improper characteristic for adverse police action, by Defendants. Plaintiff was in a verbal dispute with Defendant, a traffic safety agent who was issuing Plaintiff’s car a parking ticket. Plaintiff took the ticket and left the scene. Defendants came to Plaintiff’s apartment, into which they illegally entered without consent or warrant. Defendants punched, kicked, slammed, assaulted and battered Plaintiff inside how own apartment. Defendants conducted an illegal search of Plaintiff’s pockets and patting him down all over. Defendants violently contorted Plaintiff’s arm...
Ortiz, Hector vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303519/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 9, 2016, ended November 28, 2017
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 7, 2013, plaintiff Hector Ortiz was lawfully driving a car in New York County on West 177th Street when defendant Officer Nadine Noa, driving a police car, struck plaintiff's vehicle, causing an accident and inflicting serious injuries on the plaintiff including severe permanent injuries to his mind and body.
Sanchez, Jacob vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021924/2016E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 14, 2016
Complaint
Description: On March 20, 2013, plaintiff's girlfriend and 7-year-old son boarded an MTA bus at the University Avenue and Fordham Road bus stop. While on the bus, plaintiff's girlfriend was assaulted by two teenage girls, causing her to suffer physical injuries including, but not limited to, bruising all over her face. One of the passengers on the bus called 911 and reported the assault. Later that night, plaintiff went to console his girlfriend after the attack, arriving at her apartment located at 1865 University Place, Apartment 4B, Bronx, New York. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the police came and unlawfully entered the apartment. The officers woke plaintiff and arrested him even after Ms. Lopez explained to them that he...
Cortes, Miguel Angel By Mng Cortes, Maria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 350014/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2013, ended November 24, 2015
$80,000 Settlement
Felipe, Reynaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306558/2012,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 14, 2012, ended November 10, 2015
$225,000 Settlement
Summons/Complaint