Mario A. Bueno

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $70,000 total settlements.

Harris, Chad vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 503433/2025, Supreme Court - Kings, January 30, 2025

Gilces, Jessica, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 514637/2022, Supreme Court - Kings, May 24, 2022
Complaint
Description: On October 10, 2020, near 17 Monitor Street in Kings County, NY, the plaintiffs were unlawfully arrested, detained, assaulted, and battered in an excessive manner by defendant police officers who falsely identified them as "Black Lives Matter" protestors. The plaintiffs had gathered throughout the day to support their friend Mya, who had been assaulted by her roommate, Eddo. Plaintiff John Reso first arrived and met Mya's parents, and when Eddo threatened them, they called the police. The police refused to act because Mya had no visible bruises. That evening, Eddo returned and provoked the plaintiffs, who declined to fight and began videotaping the encounter. Despite showing the video evidence and witness testi...

Davis, Dellon vs Beers, Frank, et al.
Case # 507515/2020, Supreme Court - Kings, August 6, 2020, ended September 26, 2022
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 31, 2019, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, assaulted and arrested by the defendant POs without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes regarding arms in the area and illegally searched the plaintiff. The plaintiff was then taken to the 71st Precinct before being transported to the Kings County Central Booking where the plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed and searched again and detained. At the Precinct the plaintiff was slammed to the ground and injured his finger while the ring was being taken off of him. All charges were dropped on January 21, 2020.

Acuna, Edgar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 505743/2020, Supreme Court - Kings, March 18, 2020, ended August 27, 2020
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2019 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Plaintiff was lawfully walking in the area of 2100 Beekman with a friend when POs Mario Bueno and John Does 1-10 approached them to ask about an unrelated investigation. Plaintiff's friend said she did not want to talk to the police, and in response the POs pushed her to the ground. Plaintiff told the POs not to push women, and in response POs grabbed and pushed Plaintiff to the ground. POs then handcuffed Plaintiff's friend and placed her in an NYPD vehicle.. Plaintiff asked why his friend was arrested, and in retaliation POs grabbed Plaintiff by the legs, brought him to the ground, handcuffed him, kicked Plaintiff in the face while he was handcuffed on the ground...

Richardson, Joshua vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 524839/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, November 13, 2019, ended December 20, 2021
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 2, 2017, Plaintiff was a guest at a block party in Brooklyn when gunshots were fired. Plaintiff was tackled to the ground, struck and tased by at least some of Defendants police officers Tristian Trunk, Frank Beers, Thomas Owens, Mohammed Hyatt, Mario Bueno and John Lewis. Plaintiff was not in possession of a handgun and there was no reasonable basis to believe that he had fired a handgun. Despite this absence of sufficient legal cause, Plaintiff was arrested, handcuffed and transported to a NYPD station house where he was jailed. PO falsely claimed that they had witnessed Plaintiff commit various crimes, including the criminal possession and discharge of a handgun. Consequently, Plaintiff was charged w...