Named in 7 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Stanley, Jalen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807266/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 1, 2025
Robinson, Hunter vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 451150/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, April 18, 2024
Complaint
Description: On January 20, 2023, Plaintiff, then 17 years old, was lawfully in the vicinity of the Lincoln Houses complex in Harlem when he was unlawfully detained, searched, and arrested by NYPD officers Bryan Wilson, Luis Linares, Matthew Ornstein, Shahzeb Ahmed, and other unidentified officers. The arrest occurred after Plaintiff merely "locked eyes" with one of the officers and turned away while walking home. Following the arrest, Plaintiff was detained at the 25th Precinct and later at Central Booking. The officers involved provided false testimony and evidence to justify the arrest, leading to Plaintiff’s prosecution in a case against Plaintiff. As a result of the prosecution, Plaintiff was forced to wear an ankle mo...
Gadsden, Rico vs Cit of New York, et al.
Case # 027848/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 24, 2020
Complaint
Description: On September 18, 2018, when the plaintiff reported to the 41st Precinct he was arrested and charged with menacing and possession of a knife stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred on September 11, 2018. The plaintiff was incarcerated for approximately four months. The charges were dismissed on July 8, 2019.
Melendez, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021461/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 9, 2018, ended June 19, 2019
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 24, 2014, Jose Melendez ("Plaintiff") was lawfully present in the Bronx, when he was unlawfully approached and detained by several NYPD Officers, including Police Officers Anthony Burgos, Luis Angeles, John Doe, John Roe and Luis Linares ("Defendants"). The Defendants acted without any arrest warrant, probable cause, or legal justification. They subjected the Plaintiff to an unlawful stop, search, and detainment, during which he was assaulted, battered, handcuffed, and strip-searched in an excessively aggressive manner with excessive force. These actions were based on fraudulent claims and misrepresentations.
Following his arrest, Melendez remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was compelled...
Draganov, Chandra, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028036/2016E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 17, 2017, ended October 24, 2018
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about May 23 ,2015 at or near Fulton Avenue and East 169th Street at approximately 9:50 a.m. Plaintiff was wrongfully stopped, searched, seized, detained, and arrested by POs Luis Angeles, Luis Antonio, and Luis A. Linares. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed and POs refused her requests to loosen them, resulting in significant, severe, painful, and permanent physical and personal injuries. Plaintiff was wrongfully charged with sale and possession of a controlled substance. POs commenced a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff, and Plaintiff was compelled to make numerous appearances in court to defend herself against the wrongful charges. Plaintiff was ultimately incarcerated for over 48 hours before her ...
Lopez, Eliezer vs City of New York et al.
Case # 17CV00181,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 19, 2016
Complaint
Description: On December 7, 2015, plaintiff Eliezer Lopez was in Crotona Park with another individual when 6 individuals began to chase them. These individuals were defendant NYPD officers, but they were dressed in plain clothes and did not identify themselves to plaintiff or his companion. Defendants Linares and Angeles caught up to plaintiff and apprehended him, forcing him against a 3-foot tall railing. When plaintiff protested that he did not know the officers were police, which is why he ran, one of the two officers pushed plaintiff over the railing, causing him to fall 15 feet to the street below, while the other officers did nothing to stop him. Defendants then moved and handcuffed plaintiff, which exacerbated his in...
Soriano, Elizabeth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300024/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 14, 2016, ended April 16, 2018
$30,000 Settlement
Summons/Complaint