Steven O. Lopez

Lawsuits

Named in 11 known lawsuits, $2,699,002 total settlements.

Rouse, Clarence vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV02195, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 25, 2022, ended December 1, 2023
$1,680,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 11, 2013, Defendant NYPD Officer Christopher Lopez, in plainclothes and in an unmarked car, drew a gun on the Plaintiff without identifying himself as a police officer. The Plaintiff began to run. Defendant NYPD Officers Christopher Lopez and Steven Lopez tackled the Plaintiff, handcuffed him, beat him, and pistol whipped him on his head. The Plaintiff did not match the description of who they were looking for. The Defendants generated a fictitious felony complaint against the Plaintiff and claimed that a gun they recovered near by belonged to the Plaintiff, though they never dusted for prints or conducted DNA testing. The Defendants testified dishonestly about seeing the Plaintiff commit a crime. As ...

Hernandez, Ramon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02397, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 17, 2021, ended June 7, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2015, at approximately 3:15 AM, Plaintiff Ramon Hernandez was walking near Burnside and Andrews Avenues in the Bronx when Officers McGrisken, Oktrova, S. Lopez, Barnett, Gonzalez, Delio, Collins, To, M. Lopez, and C. Lopez ordered Plaintiff to stop moving as they approached him. Defendant Officers McGrisken, Oktrova, S. Lopez, Barnett, Gonzalez, Delio, Collins, To, M. Lopez, and C. Lopez then placed Plaintiff under arrest, without explanation, by violently grabbing and contorting plaintiff's arms behind his back to apply metal handcuffs with excessive force. Officers McGrisken, Oktrova, S. Lopez, Barnett, Gonzalez, Delio, Collins, To, M. Lopez, and C. Lopez took Plaintiff to the NYPD 46th Preci...

Archibald, Troy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028182/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, July 18, 2018, ended December 13, 2019
$340,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 24, 2016, Detective Yurantz Assade, Lieutenant Kevin To, Police Officer Steven Lopez and other police officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, arrested and detained the plaintiffs Troy Archibald, Kanton Callistro, and Tommy Jackson in an aggressive and excessive manner without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. Because of the defendants conduct, the plaintiffs suffered great and permanent bodily injury in and about their head, neck, back, body and limbs and was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and suffered conscious pain. The plaintiffs were falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime, but the criminal actions against them were ...

Barrett, Tavin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05522, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 20, 2018, ended February 10, 2020
$82,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was randomly stopped and searched on the street, Defendant Officer recovered less than 25 grams of marijuana. Plaintiff was taken to the 47th Precinct, where he was charged with possession of a firearm in the second degree, as well as unlawful possession of marijuana. When he pleas not guilty, he was held at Rikers for 8 months. Eventually he was fount not guilty, and the charges were dismissed.

Hernandez, Ramon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020756/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2018, ended March 12, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about February 5, 2015, in the Bronx, Defendants NYPD Officers unlawfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized Plaintiff Ramon Hernandez in an excessive manner, causing him physical pain and mental suffering. The Plaintiff was thereafter held in custody over the course of twenty (20) months until he was released. The Defendants failed to take reasonable steps to stop the prosecution of the Plaintiff and instead maliciously and deliberately provided false and/or incomplete information to the District Attorney's office to induce prosecution of the Plaintiff.

Nelson, Cuame vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504911/2017, Supreme Court - Kings, March 24, 2017, ended July 15, 2025
$450,000 Settlement
Complaint, Summons
Description: On December 11, 2015, Defendants Espinal, To, and Lopez falsely arrested plaintiff pursuant to an illegal search and seizure without reasonable or probable cause. In placing Plaintiff under arrest, police officers used excessive and unjustified force, intimidated Plaintiff and injured Plaintiff. The Plaintiff was wrongfully imprisoned and unlawfully detained until he was released from police custody on October 14, 2016. Plaintiff was indicted on or around December 15, 2015, for charges he was innocent of due to police wrongfully charging and prosecuting Plaintiff. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on October 20, 2016 in a termination of the proceeding favorable to Plaintiff.

Diaz, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 304408/2015, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 7, 2015, ended January 20, 2020
$45,000 Settlement

Garcia, Dawrry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05201, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 10, 2015, ended March 3, 2016
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was standing near his borrowed car when defendant officers approached him. Plaintiff's car was unlawfully searched, plaintiff was assaulted and falsely arrested. Plaintiff was then brought to the 48th precinct and then central booking and was held for several hours. The charges were unknown and were dismissed later.

Sturdivant, Curtis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301020/2015, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 17, 2015, ended April 11, 2019
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint

Davis, Mark vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV08352, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 20, 2014, ended June 11, 2015
$9,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On May 1, 2013, the Plaintiff was lawfully present on a street corner in the Bronx when Defendant Officers Steven Lopez, James Coe and Richard Roe verbally abused, falsely arrested and later charged the Plaintiff for criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause that a violation of any statute had occurred. Plaintiff was held in custody for several weeks on these charges that were eventually dismissed on September 18, 2014.

Sowells, Juntai vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022465/2012, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 21, 2012, ended October 24, 2013
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint