Named in 4 known lawsuits, $15,000 total settlements.
Roseborough, Melinda vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801198/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 23, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2020, Plaintiff's vehicle was temporarily stopped in an authorized standing zone. NYPD Officers Mark Preira and James Obrien instructed Plaintiff to move her legally situated vehicle, despite there being no justification for doing so. Plaintiff complied, and was then illegally stopped by Officers Preira and Obrien. This incident was initiated due to Plaintiff's race. The Officers instructed Plaintiff to step out of the vehicle and physically restrained her while violently contorting her arms behind her back and handcuffing her in an excessively tight fashion, which caused further injury. The Officers searched and impounded Plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff was removed to the precinct, where she was ille...
Franco, Jorge, et Al vs City of Ny
Case # 807837/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 24, 2022
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2021, the Defendants MARK AEIRA, JAMES LINDQUIST, JAMES O'BRIEN, GREGORY SCOTT, ARIEL GUZMAN, ROBERT GLENN. MARK PREIRA and other unknown Police Officers stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained the Plaintiffs in an aggressive and excessive manner and without probable cause or any other legal justification. These illegal stops and searches were based solely on the basis of age and race whereas the Plaintiffs were lawfully present at the vicinity and were not tenants or owners of the apartment and no contraband was present in plain view. Resulting of these violent arrets, Plaintiffs suffered great and permanent bodily injuries. Plaintiffs were then falsely accused of...
Velasquez, Daniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804230/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 21, 2022, ended February 12, 2024
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 22 2021, NYPD Detective Mark Preira, Officer John Doe, and John Roe unlawfully approached the Plaintiff without reasonable cause and grabbed, assaulted, battered, searched and detained him in an aggressive manner. The Officers initiated a malicious prosecution after the arrest.
Fana, Juan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023450/2013E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 8, 2013, ended January 12, 2017
$15,000 Settlement