Angelo L. Pizzarro

Lawsuits

Named in 22 known lawsuits, $702,503 total settlements.

Buie, Nasir vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 514861/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, July 9, 2019, ended December 17, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 9, 2017, in the vicinity of 3571 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, New York, Nasir Buie and his friend were in the stairwell of a building visiting their mutual friend when several unidentified police officers, including Angelo Pizarro and John and Jane Doe 1 through 10, approached and unlawfully stopped and searched them. The officers found no contraband but placed them in tight handcuffs and arrested them with excessive force regardless. Buie was transported to the police precinct, strip searched and interrogated without being provided with food or drink. The police falsely informed employees of the Kings County DA's Office that Bui had committed various offenses. Plaintiff Buie was then transported to Ce...

Ferguson, Shaheym vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV04090, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 12, 2017, ended September 21, 2018
$40,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was entering the lobby of his apartment when he was stopped by PSA 1 police officers. The officers stopped, searched, and frisked the plaintiff without any probable cause. The plaintiff began to object and asked for the officers' names and badge numbers. The plaintiff was pushed and told by Office Sanchez, "we can do this the easy way or the hard way". Plaintiff was then released without charges. Plaintiff also filed a complaint with the CCRB, who substantiated the plaintiff's claim that Officer Dugan unlawfully stopped and frisked him.

Darven, Shakeva as Mng of T.,j. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01201, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 17, 2015, ended August 27, 2015
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 30, 2014, Plaintiff J.T. was in an elevator in Brooklyn with some friends. Several Defendant Officers, including Officer Angelo Pizzarro, ran into the elevator, grabbed the Plaintiff, and placed him in handcuffs. The Officers illegally searched the Plaintiff and then arrested him despite not have any probable cause. The Defendant Officers transported the Plaintiff to a police precinct, where they falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney's Office that they had witnessed the Defendant trespassing. The Plaintiff was taken into a room and asked if he wanted to be an informant. He informed the Defendants that he had no information to share and was then placed back in a cell. The fo...

Brown, Loxley vs P.O. Pizzaro, Angelo, et al.
Case # 15CV00791, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 13, 2015, ended September 4, 2015
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officer pointed gun at Plaintiff, forced him to the ground, and arrested him. Plaintiff was taken to a police precinct where officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney's Office that they had observed Mr. Brown in criminal possession of a weapon and prepared false paperwork, including an arrest report. Plaintiff was taken to jail for 6 days because he could not make bail.

White, Jamel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07312, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 16, 2014, ended February 17, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On January 28, 2014 around 8:00PM, plaintiff was within the vicinity of 433 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn with his cousin who lived in that building. Police Officers including PO Diana Pichardo and PO Ansari Kalil approached plaintiff and asked him where the "pot" was. Plaintiff responded that he had no marijuana and was then told to turn around. Plaintiff's arm was twisted behind his back and a PO threw him into a wall. Plaintiff was not told why he was arrested and was taken to the precinct. POs then falsely informed employees of the Kings District DA's office that they had observed plaintiff committing crimes including obstruction of government administration and resisting arrest, though plaintiff did not com...

Gadson, Darryl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05293, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 11, 2014, ended July 6, 2015
$5,001 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On February 12, 2014 Plaintiff Darryl Gadson was illegally stopped and searched, and falsely arrested, specifically alleging that Sergeant Diana Pichardo ordered Officer Angelo Pizzaro to arrest the Plaintiff. Plaintiff also alleges abuse of process, malicious prosecution, and failure to intervene.

Reyes, Ramon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04763, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 14, 2014, ended December 5, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On March 22, 2014, the Plaintiffs, REYES, MARCUS and TORRES, were visiting a friend at his residence. As they approached their friend's apartment, police intercepted them and accused them of trespassing. The Plaintiffs asked the police to knock on their friend's door and confirm that they were invited. The police refused. The Plaintiff's friend then opened his door and told the police that they were invited guests. The police ignored this and arrested the plaintiffs. At the precinct the police informed the District Attorney's Office that they had observed the Plaintiffs trespassing, despite having made no such observation. After 24 hours in custody the Plaintiffs were released. The charges were dismissed. NY...

Thomas, Vaughn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02965, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 13, 2014, ended September 25, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2013, Plaintiff Vaughn Thomas was unlawfully stopped, searched, falsely arrested, and maliciously prosecuted. Abuse of process is also alleged as officers allegedly gave false statements to District Attorney office staff.

Glover, Kenneth, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01636, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs got out of the cab after returning from a restaurant when several officers approached them. One of the officers asked for Plaintiffs' food, which Plaintiff refused. The officers ordered Plaintiffs to get on the ground, and asked them what they were doing. Plaintiff explained that they were getting food. The officers, including Officer Angelo Pizzarro, struck Plaintiff in the back with their knees and flashlights. The officers, including Officer Pizzarro, falsely placed Plaintiff under arrest. At the precinct, the officers, including Officer Pizzarro and Officer Michael Walsh, falsely reported to the DA's Office that they have observed Plaintiffs commit crimes they have not commit...

Cooper, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01761, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 25, 2014
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully walking in the street when PO Michael Walsh approached Plaintiff asking “Where is the gun?”. Plaintiff told him that he did not know anything about a gun. Plaintiff was then placed into handcuffs and was transported to a police vehicle. Plaintiff remained in the vehicle for approximately twenty minutes while the officers searched in vain for a gun. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct. After spending approximately thirty minutes there, Plaintiff heard an officer proclaim that a gun had been found. Further, officers provided the DA’s Office with the false information that they had observed Plaintiff in possession of a firearm. Plaintiff was later arraigned and take...

Brown, Alfred vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01350, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2014, ended May 12, 2014
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, plaintiff brothers were lawfully present in the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, searching for plaintiff Brown’s 15 year-old son, who had not been heard from in several hours. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe plaintiffs had committed any crime, defendants Police Officers searched, seized, arrested and handcuffed them. Plaintiffs were taken to a police precinct, where the officers falsely informed employees of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiffs commit various crimes, including burglary in the 3rd degree, a felony, and prepar...

Compere, Ralph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00560, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiff was walking down the street and not engaged in any unlawful behavior, when several NYPD Officers, including Defendants Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, and Angelo Pizzarro, stopped Plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion that he had committed any crime. Defendant NYPD Officers seized Plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, used excessive force to transport him to a nearby grocery store where they once again struck Plaintiff about the head and body. Defendants used excessive force to put Plaintiff to the ground, and they placed him under arrest. Plaintiff was eventually taken to a police precinct, where De...

Ramos, Xavier, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00561, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 20, 2014, ended May 27, 2014
$115,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, Plaintiffs were approximately 50 feet from a grocery store when several unidentified police officers stopped and searched them. Plaintiffs were then forced to the ground by POs Michael Walsh, Mike Izzo, Jermaine Taylor, Gaet Jeans Doxy, Anasari Kalil, Diana Pichardo, Angelo Pizzarro, and additional officers whose names were unknown at the time the complaint was filed. One of the officers intentionally wiped his boot on one Plaintiff’s leg. PO Walsh and other officers then placed Plaintiffs under arrest despite the fact that they had no probable cause to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. The other officers who were present did nothing to prevent the unlawful actions com...

Carmona, George vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07285, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended August 4, 2014
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: George Carmona on his way to a building was stopped by officers in plainclothes, was unlawfully searched, arrested, and was given excessive force, was strip-searched at the precinct, and nothing was found. Police officers Pizzarro, Pichardo, Taylor, and Walsh falsified charges against him for possession of a weapon and ammunition. More than a day later he was booked and two days later he was arraigned. Bail was set at ten thousand dollars. The charges was dismissed, and he was released from Rikers Island six days after his arrest. Email Cynthia Conti-Cook for transcript. Email: [email protected]

Wheeler, Ramel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07421, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2014, ended March 5, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2012, the plaintiff was detained and questioned by police officers when he arrived at his father's building. The plaintiff explained that he was meeting his fathers. The officers unlawfully searched him, punched him, threw him to the ground, tightly handcuffed him and falsely arrested him. No contraband was ever recovered from the plaintiff. He was taken to the 61st precinct where the officers falsely informed employees of the DA's office that they observed plaintiff looting and prepared false paperwork to that effect. The plaintiff was taken to central booking on November 1, 2012 and arraigned on November 3, 2012. Because he was unable to make bail, he was taken to Rikers Island. The plaintiff w...

Diaz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06377, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 1, 2013, ended May 27, 2014
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiff was lawfully within the vicinity of 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Plaintiff was walking down the street and was not engaged in any unlawful behavior. Several New York City Police Officers, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO stopped plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR, DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO seized plaintiff, assaulted and battered him, using excessive force to transport plaintiff to Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Defendant...

Torres, Patrick and Chaperone, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06526, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 30, 2013, ended March 25, 2014
$130,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiffs were lawfully exiting 2750 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. The defendants, including defendants WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO, stopped plaintiffs without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that they had committed any crimes or offenses. Defendants seized plaintiffs and used excessive force to transport plaintiffs to the vicinity of Key Foods, a grocery store, located at 3485 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. At that location, defendants, including WALSH, IZZO, TAYLOR,DOXY, KALIL, PICHARDO, and PIZZARRO used excessive force against plaintiffs and placed them under arrest, despite the fact that they had no probable ca...

Daniely v. The City of New York
Case # 11CV03257, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$24,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint
Description: On May 20, 2011, at approximately 11:45 p.m., plaintiff was in front of his grandmother's building at 2960 West 24th Street (Ocean Towers) in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. At all relevant times, plaintiff was obeying the law and had not committed a crime or violation. Officers Ansari Kalil and Angelo Pizzarro of PSA 1, both of whom were in plainclothes, ordered plaintiff and several males in the vicinity to get up against a wall of the building. Plaintiff complained about being harassed. In response, Officer Kalil pointed his gun at plaintiff and Officer Pizarroofficer grabbed plaintiff, slammed him into the wall, handcuffed him excessively tight and searched him. Plaintiff continued to question the off...

Carmona v. The City of New York et al
Case # 11CV03486, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Second Amended Complaint

Rogers v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV01121, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$10,001 Settlement
id-2290, Rogers v. City of New York et al, 12 CV 01121 MKB RER order.pdf, id-2290, Rogers v. City of New York et al, 12 CV 01121 MKB RER.pdf

Kaleem v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV05525, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,001 Settlement
Complaint

Brown v. Walsh et al
Case # 14CV03247, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Settlement
Stipulation, First Amended Complaint