Nunez, Rafael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04056,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 29, 2013, ended December 23, 2014
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 24, 2010, Plaintiff was approached by undercover NYPD Detective Stephen Jones who searched him, found nothing, and proceeded to arrest him. According to an undercover NYPD officer, Plaintiff participated in a sale of cocaine to that officer on June 30, 2010. 24 days later, on July 24, 2010, that undercover officer saw Plaintiff in the street and called in his arrest. The arresting officer, NYPD Detective Dimitrio Roidis, incorrectly wrote Plaintiff's home address for the location of the alleged drug sale. Despite the lack of any corroborating evidence to the testimony of the undercover officer, Plaintiff was indicted for criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal facilitation. Due to his inabi...