Named in 17 known lawsuits, $1,518,006 total settlements.
Hardy, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 22CV01334,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 22, 2022
Rhodes, Terrell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811127/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 17, 2021, ended March 3, 2022
$45,000 Settlement
Walker, Darryl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 802968/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 4, 2021, ended February 28, 2022
$115,000 Settlement
Parris, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV10847,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 29, 2020, ended July 8, 2021
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 14, 2019, Plaintiff was stopped by two plainclothes police officers while two other officers observed. These officers were some subset of: NYPD Officer Carlos Gomez, Officer Kelvis Rodriguez (resigned), Officer James Weck, Officer Jose Tejada, Lieutenant Eric Dym, and Police Sergeant Natalie Bautista. The officers unlawfully searched him. Plaintiff became nervous and spit on the ground, and he was then tightly handcuffed and arrested by the officers. Officers also unlawfully accessed Plaintiff's sealed arrest history. At the precinct, an officer took Plaintiff's candy. Plaintiff was also strip-searched in a cell. Plaintiff was ultimately charged with littering and with spitting on the sidewalk; the...
Grant, Monae vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033982/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 20, 2020
Grant, Monae vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032286/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 20, 2020
Davis, Lamont vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030963/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 28, 2020
Elvin, Kendell, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026701/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 1, 2020
Gathright, Nathaniel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025650/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 12, 2020
Wise, Earl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033551/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 7, 2018, ended January 2, 2020
$20,000 Settlement
Foy, Allatisha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028713/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 7, 2018
Slater, Sharod, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV05861,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 18, 2018, ended June 26, 2019
$52,506 Settlement
Description: The defendant officers came into contact with and arrested 7 plaintiffs on the charges of Possession of a Gambling Device, Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree, Trespass and Loitering. . All of the plaintiffs were taken to the PSA7 precinct, where they were imprisoned. At the PSA7 precinct, plaintiffs were unlawfully strip searched. Defendant officers brought false incriminating charges of crimes of Resisting Arrest, Possession of a Gambling Device, Criminal Trespass and Loitering against the plaintiffs. The charges brought against the plaintiffs were eventually all dismissed.
Lopez, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027615/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 2, 2018, ended February 19, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Lasalle, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023941/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 22, 2017, ended February 27, 2019
$860,000 Settlement
Oquendo, Evelyce, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303650/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 18, 2016, ended February 28, 2020
$92,500 Settlement
Amalfitano, Vito vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09100,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 2, 2015, ended June 26, 2017
$178,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was outside his son's mother' s house waiting for her when he was approached by four men. Since there have been shooting in the area recently, he ran into the building and went up to his son's mother's house, as he approached the door, the men pushed him inside the apartment and assaulted him, sprayed him with pepper spray, and put him in a chokehold. Plaintiff was charged with poss. Of marijuana and resisting arrest, were later dismissed.
Johnson, Alonge, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04149,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 8, 2015, ended November 22, 2016
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff while he was walking to his sister's apartment in a NYCHA building. Officers assaulted him, sprayed him with mace, and held him in a chokehold, which resulted in need for hospitalization. Officers took Plaintiff to precinct, stole his phone, strip -searched him, and then released him.
