Named in 2 known lawsuits, $20,000 total settlements.
Green, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 813768/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 19, 2022
Complaint
Description: On July 28, 2020, Defendants, including GABRIEL VALDEZ, NAEEM
SHAHID, LUIS CARDENAS and other unknown police officers, unlawfully approached to the Plaintiff and demanded him to step out from the apartment. They advised Plaintiff that he was being arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, although in fact Plaintiff did not commit any such assault, nor did his girlfriend make any such complaint to the police at any point, or bear any signs or indications of having been assaulted. They violently contorted Plaintiff’s arms behind his back in order to apply metal handcuffs to his wrists.
Then, they performed an illegal and humiliating search of Plaintiff’s person. Plaintiff was transported to Jacobi Medical Center ...
Torres, Juan Et. Al.vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029808/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 11, 2018, ended June 6, 2019
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 9th, 2016, at approximately 2:30pm, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification, Defendants approached Plaintiff for no reason and searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody of Defendants without any legal reason or justification. Defendants intentionally, willfully, and maliciously assaulted and battered the Plaintiff about his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Said illegal stop and seizure was part of the city's custom and practice ...