Named in 6 known lawsuits, $135,000 total settlements.
Lopez, Hiram vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027734/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 22, 2020, ended May 24, 2021
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 11/7/19, at 2:00 p.m. Plaintiff Hiram Lopez was lawfully present at 620 Manida Street, Bronx, City doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Defendants Rodriguez, Ozuna, Cuccia, Acquino, Doe and Roe absent an arrest warrant, probable cause or any legal justification, approached Plaintiff for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained her in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subject to offensive bodily contact and was battered in her head, neck, back, body and limbs. Defendants knew their actions lacked any legal justification. After the arrest Plaintiff was subjected to a stri...
Serrano, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025295/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2020, ended January 25, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 7, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Gilbert Place and Hunts Point Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, approached plaintiff and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and battered him with excessive force. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and arrested. While in custody, plaintiff was strip-searched without any reason, and subsequently during arraignment he was falsely prosecuted with committing a crime. All charges against plaintiff were eventually terminated in his favor. As a result of the incident, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injury.
Jenkins, Rudolph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027782/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 12, 2019
Complaint
Description: On May 21, 2017, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Plaintiff was lawfully driving a motor vehicle in the vicinity of Southern Blvd. and East 167th Street, Bronx, New York when the defendant police officers, including Officers Lawrice L. Crawford, Michael Rodriguez, Kathryn Hennessey, stopped Plaintiff's vehicle, without reasonable suspicion, probable cause or any legal justification. The defendant officers falsely alleged in their paperwork that they pulled Plaintiff's vehicle over because he was driving too close to the vehicle immediately in front of him. This false allegation was a pre-textual basis for stopping Plaintiff's vehicle. After Plaintiff pulled his vehicle to the side of the road the police officers ap...
Mouzon, Adam vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030690/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 21, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about October 9, 2017, at approximately 3:49 PM, Plaintiff Adam Mouzon claims he was unlawfully detained by police. New York City Police Officer Michael Rodriguez and unnamed officers allegedly detained Mouzon in the Bronx, New York. Mouzon claims the officers seized him without legal cause, forcibly handcuffing and detaining him. This detention reportedly caused him physical and psychological harm. The officers also allegedly conducted an unlawful search of his vehicle without probable cause. Mouzon claims they damaged the vehicle's interior during the search. He was detained for seven to ten hours before being released. The District Attorney ultimately declined to prosecute the case. Mouzon alleges that...
Moyett, Wilfredo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030700/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 20, 2018, ended October 31, 2019
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2017, at around 12:30 p.m., Wilfredo Moyett was near 623 Manida Street in the Bronx. Police Officer Michael Rodriguez, along with officers John Doe and John Roe, approached him without an arrest warrant or probable cause. The officers stopped, searched, grabbed, and detained Moyett, reportedly using aggressive force. While in police custody, Moyett was subjected to a strip search, booked, and charged with various criminal offenses. Following his arrest, he remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to attend multiple court appearances. He endured a lengthy prosecution process until all charges were dismissed.
Moyett suffered significant physical and emotional trauma due to the officers’ cond...
Pena, Dilson, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028944/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2017, ended January 9, 2019
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 9, 2016, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway when he was stopped, questioned, searched and seized solely on the basis of his age and/or race and for no legal or legitimate reason. Defendant Officers, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, approached Plaintiff for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner, and in particular, by Officers Rodriguez, Doe and Roe. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of Defendant Officers without any...
