Named in 9 known lawsuits, $1,147,201 total settlements.
Mayo, Giovonnie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV03303,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 17, 2025
Complaint
Ufret, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022723/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 4, 2020, ended April 4, 2025
$57,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 25, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of East 180th Street and Valentine Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause and legal justification, approached plaintiff and restrained him with excessive force. Plaintiff was not engaging in any illegal or criminal conduct. Defendants violently contorted plaintiff's arms behind his back and handcuffed him tightly, causing substantial pain. Plaintiff was then transported to a police precinct, where he was strip-searched and detained. Defendants then employed illegal interrogation tactics, threatening plaintiff with criminal prosecution and lengthy imprisonment. Upon plaintiff's refusal to give in, defendants retaliate...
Gadsden, Sean vs P.O. Lizardo, Jose, et al.
Case # 034166/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 4, 2019
Complaint
Description: The plaintiffs were inside a house when the certain police officers including POs Jose Lizardo, Peter Schulz, Tashida Wilson, Sean Destefano, Joseph Burckhard, Terence Blumenberg, Claude Mede and Detectives James Simpson, William Miller and Javier Aponte, entered the house unlawfully despite the fact that the plaintiffs informed the POs that it was not their apartment. The defendants then illegally strip-searched the plaintiff and both plaintiffs were then unlawfully handcuffed, arrested and transported against their will to the 47th Precinct where they were searched, photographed, fingerprinted and detained in a filthy holding cell for many hours. The plaintiffs were then taken to Bronx Central Booking. All ch...
Olavarria, Merari vs City of New York et al.
Case # 027600/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 25, 2018, ended August 16, 2019
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 31, 2017, plaintiff was visiting a friend in a building where defendant PO Angelo, Walton, Burckhard, Does 1-10 were executing a search warrant, when said POs, without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, stopped, frisked, questioned and arrested plaintiff. Defendant POs then falsely informed the District Attorney's Office that plaintiff had sold marijuana to an undercover police officer and was in possession of a forged money order. After 18 hours in custody, the District Attorney refused to prosecute the case against plaintiff and plaintiff was released.
Washington, Troy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026021/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 31, 2018, ended February 20, 2019
$32,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 15, 2017, Officer CARRASCOJIMENEZ, Officer BURCKHARD, and Unidentified Officers absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, or legal justification stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner, including willfully and maliciously assaulting and battering the Plaintiff. Injury was suffered to Plaintiff's head, neck, back, body and limbs. The Officers committed an abuse of process by entering a residence with no probable cause when no contraband was in plain view and arresting a guest/visitor. Plaintiff was subject to a strip search without legal reason of justification followed by false and malicious prosecution. Plaintiff was incarc...
Townes, Joanne vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV08543,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 20, 2016, ended September 11, 2017
$42,201 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 5, 2015, at approximately 4 PM, Plaintiff Joanne Townes was in her car, in the driver’s seat, on Nelson Avenue between 165th and 166th Streets, Bronx, NY. Two plainclothes John Doe members of the NYPD (on information and belief two of Defendants Miller, Urena, and Burkhard) approached Plaintiff’s car with their weapons drawn and told Plaintiff to put her hands up, which she did. The two John Does told her to get out of the car, which she did. At this point, Plaintiff informed them that she is a NY state corrections officer. The John Does then handcuffed plaintiff behind her back. The handcuffs were applied with painful and punitive tightness. These officers also handcuffed plaintiff's acquaintance who...
Deloach, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302080/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 8, 2016, ended September 5, 2017
$75,000 Settlement
Perez, Gary E. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150770/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, February 6, 2014, ended December 13, 2016
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 16, 2013 Plaintiff was lawfully present at an intersection when he was assaulted and battered by PO Brian Jay, Sgt. Joseph Burckhard, and POs John Does without legal justification. Plaintiff was falsely imprisoned and subjected to a malicious prosecution. Plaintiff sustained serious, permanent personal injuries along with humiliation, shame, indignity, damage to reputation and credit, and emotional and physical distress as a result of this incident.
Balde, Mamadou vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 307488/2011,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 23, 2011, ended April 10, 2017
$850,000 Settlement
Complaint