Named in 21 known lawsuits, $198,900 total settlements.
Naacp Nys Conf, et Al vs City of York, et al.
Case # 26CV00754,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 17, 2026
Complaint
Greaves, Teren, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV08717,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 28, 2025
Tippins, Tyleel vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800006/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 23, 2025
Arocho, Norberto vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 818647/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 19, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 20, 2023 Plaintiff was driving home when he was pulled over by approximately four POs, including PO Anthony Saline. POs ordered Plaintiff out of the car and PO Saline illegally searched the interior of the car, ripping out the gear shift box. PO Saline found a gun in the gear shift box and allegedly found narcotics in the car but without legal justification for the search. Plaintiff was taken to the precinct and subjected to a body cavity search. Plaintiff was then transferred to Central Booking and was ultimately kept for approximately three days before his arraignment on June 23, 2023. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted but all charges were ultimately dismissed on August 21, 2023. Plaintiff suffered...
Muhammad, Habiyb vs City of New Yokr, et al.
Case # 802315/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 8, 2024
Complaint
Description: ON July 5, 2023, NYPD Officers Singh, Peralta and others stopped, searched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated and detained Plaintiff. The officers approached and arrested Plaintiff without an arrest warrant, probable cause or legal justification. Officers Singh, Peralta, and others then initiated a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff, causing him humiliation.
As a result of the excessive force used to search and detain Plaintiff, he sustained injuries to his head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff remain incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to appear in court over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated. Plaintiff also had to seek medical aid for his ex...
Knight, Xavier vs City of Ny
Case # 814432/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 20, 2023, ended May 17, 2024
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2023, plaintiff Xavier Knight was lawfully outside on the streets when defendant officers stopped him in an aggressive manner without legal justification. They then searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him.
Colon, Jose, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809161/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 21, 2022
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2019, defendants unlawfully entered the residence of the plaintiffs despite not having a judicially authorized search warrant or any other legal authority to do so. Defendants entered Plaintiffs’ grandsons’ bedroom through his window via a ladder. Defendants approached Plaintiffs and proceeded to point their guns at them. Plaintiffs asked defendants to present a search warrant, and Plaintiffs’ requests were denied. Defendants moved Ms. Guzzardo into the living room of aforesaid vicinity, and placed Ms. Guzzardo under arrest without an arrest warrant and physically restrained her by handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion, which resulted in substantial pain and physical discomfort to Ms. Guzza...
Santiago, Earl vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809934/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 27, 2021, ended February 13, 2024
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 19, 2019, at approximately 5.30pm, in the vicinity of the intersection of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue, within the County of Bronx, plaintiff was lawfully driving his cousin's car when he was unlawfully pulled over by defendant officer Anthony Saline and other defendant officers (together the "defendants"). Plaintiff was targeted due to his race/ethnicity. Plaintiff was not violating any traffic law or other local ordinance. Defendants told Plaintiff they had stopped him because of the tints on the rear windshield, but subsequently changed their reason to there being an air freshener hanging on the rear-view mirror. Defendants ordered plaintiff out of the car and unlawfully searched ...
Whitefield, Jahlil, et Al., vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV01742,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 26, 2021, ended January 31, 2022
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 10, 2019, plaintiffs were in a car and were trying to park by the curb behind a row of double parked cars. Plaintiff 1 was in the driver's seat of plaintiff 2's car. Plaintiff 2 has sickle cell anemia which causes him pain and prevents him from driving for large stretched. Plaintiffs stopped their vehicle to look for parking and to pick up a friend. Officers Anthony Saline and other unidentified officers approached the car. Plaintiffs gave license and registration to officers, who said they smelled marijuana and wanted to check the car. Plaintiffs explained they'd just been to a dispensary for plaintiff 2's prescription pain management. They said they had marijuana tincture in the car but it was sealed...
Maldonado, Ramon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030131/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Quezada, Cristal vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 800196/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 2019, plaintiff went to the scene of the arrest of her boyfriend at the intersection of Kingsbridge Rd and Briggs Avenue and was asked by unknown PO about her identification. Plaintiff informed the POs that her identification was inside her vehicle and walked back to her vehicle to retrieve her identification. Defendant Saline put his hands inside the window of plaintiff's car and broke the window to take her identification. Once the window was broken, defendants POs, including Saline and Doe 1 and Doe 2, dragged plaintiff out of her vehicle causing multiple cuts, abrasions and bruises about her and body. Plaintiff was handcuffed and taken to the 52th precinct and was eventually taken to central booki...
Maldonado, Ramon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800018/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Complaint
Description: On November 7, 2019, Plaintiff, Ramon Maldonado was wrongfully and falsely detained and imprisoned. Defendant officer Anthony Saline, Shield No 12924 of the 52nd precinct and officers Does acting within the scope and authority of their employment, wrongfully and falsely accused the plaintiff, of possession of controlled substances, criminally using drug paraphernalia, criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of marihuana. During the arrest Plaintiff was threatened with the possible use of firearms and weapons. From the time of plaintiff's arrest until his release on November 8, 2019, Defendants, deliberately and maliciously detained Plaintiff, an innocent man without any probable cause. After arr...
Holloway, Malik vs City of Ny
Case # 033000/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 11, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 20, 2017 Plaintiff was a rear seated passenger of an automobile near the southeast corner of Webster Avenue of East 195th Street in the Bronx when Defendant Officers, without any reasonable suspicion, stopped the vehicle. Defendant Officers wrongfully searched the interior of the automobile and claimed without basis in law or fact, that Plaintiff was in possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested and all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on July 9, 2019.
Perocier, Edwin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035437/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 29, 2020
Complaint
Description: On November 7, 2019, Plaintiff was wrongfully accused of criminal possession of a controlled substance, arrested, and detained. All charges were subsequently dismissed.
De La Hoz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023908/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 25, 2020
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 2019, Plaintiff was thrown to the ground, punched repeatedly, kicked, forcefully placed in handcuffs, and falsely arrested by PO Anthony Saline and unidentified other officers, causing severe injury. Plaintiff was then taken to the 52nd Precinct, hospital, and Central Booking. Plaintiff was released on May 3, 2019.
Lopez, Carol vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02502,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 25, 2020, ended May 25, 2023
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 3, 2019, Plaintiff was present in her home on 2527 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY, when she emerged outside to find Officers John Does 1-3 punching and hitting her son in the backseat of a police car. Plaintiff's son screamed for help, and when Plaintiff called out, one officer charged her and punched her in the head. Plaintiff then raised her hands above her head in submission. The officers yelled "Stop resisting", and one officer left the vehicle, slammed Plaintiff to the ground and handcuffed her. The initial officer then pulled out his gun and pointed it at Plaintiff. The officers placed Plaintiff in the car and brought her to the 52nd precinct for multiple hours of processing. She eventually was t...
Altreche, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020260/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 16, 2020
Complaint
Description: On February 03, 2019, around 8:20 P.M., in the vicinity of 2527 Valentine Ave, Apt E2, Bronx, where plaintiff Brandon Altreche was lawfully present when police officers entered, illegally searched the premises, and did not have an arrest warrant. Plaintiff was assaulted and placed in handcuffs. Police Officers falsely claimed that they found weapons and then transported to a precinct. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted and forced to endure criminal prosecution as a result.
American United Transportation Inc vs Police Department, Nyc, et al.
Case # 032211/2019,
Civil Court - Kings, December 11, 2019, ended November 23, 2020
$6,900 Settlement
Williams-El, Belinda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029731/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 4, 2019, ended April 26, 2022
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 24, 2019, in the Bronx, plaintiff Belinda Williams-El was subject to an unlawful stop, question, frisk, search, false arrest, and false imprisonment after her partner called the cops after an accident by the defendant New York City police officers. In addition, Plaintiff was subjected to an assault, battery, and use of excessive force by the defendant officers when the defendant police officer pushed Plaintiff to the ground and forcibly smashed Plaintiff's face into the concrete, causing her suffer bruising and swelling and treatment at a hospital. Plaintiff was then unlawfully imprisoned at the 52nd Precinct and Bronx Central Booking for approximately 48 hours until plaintiff was arraigned in Criminal...
Starkey, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034271/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 21, 2018
Complaint
Description: On October 28, 2017, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Plaintiff was near Davidson Avenue and Evelyn Place, Bronx, New York, when he was approached by Police Officer Anthony Saline and two unnamed officers, John Doe and John Roe. Plaintiff was lawfully present and not engaged in any suspicious or illegal activity.
Officer Anthony Saline, along with Officers Doe and Roe, allegedly stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained Plaintiff without a warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion. The complaint alleges that these actions were carried out in an aggressive and excessive manner based on "fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations."
While in custody, Plaintiff was strip-searched while in custody without...
Ramirez, Mike vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031581/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 12, 2018, ended April 22, 2022
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 25, 2018, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Plaintiff was near 196th Street and Valentine Avenue in the Bronx when he learned that his girlfriend, who was pregnant, had been involved in an altercation and was being taken to the hospital. Concerned, Plaintiff tried to reach her but was stopped by police officers, including Officer Anthony Saline of the 52nd Precinct. Plaintiff explained that he wished to accompany his girlfriend in the ambulance.
After initially preventing Plaintiff from reaching her, officers eventually allowed him to approach. As Plaintiff moved forward, Officer Saline abruptly grabbed him from behind and forcefully pushed his face against the ambulance, causing a bruise on his forehead....