Named in 7 known lawsuits, $345,000 total settlements.
Robinson, Domanick, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812988/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 2, 2022, ended February 27, 2023
$160,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2020 Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Gerard Avenue and East 157th Street in the Bronx, when Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff for no reason and stopped, searched, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was falsely arrested, remained incarcerated for over 24 hours, and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were dismissed.
Daniels, Dante vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808766/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 5, 2022, ended December 3, 2025
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 13, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the plaintiff, was lawfully in the vicinity of the Forest Housing Project, when defendant PO Miglaccio, Amarantepolanco and Liriano and others were conducting an arrest of a person by the name of "Shawn" where many of the individuals present at the location were objecting to the excessive use of force by the defendants on Shawn , which resulted in the use of pepper spray/mace on a number of individuals present.
The defendant officers violently grabbed the plaintiff, threw him to the ground and jumped on him by several defendants. The officers then struck plaintiff in the head, body and limbs, causing injury. Officers placed their knees on the plaintiff's body a...
James, Raheem, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800730/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 8, 2022
Complaint
Description: On February 26, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m., James and Williams were sitting in a friend's car near 1268 Clay Avenue, Bronx, NY, talking with friends. They were approached by police officers who questioned and searched them without probable cause. After an initial search found nothing, the officers returned with additional officers, and both plaintiffs were unlawfully arrested, handcuffed, and subjected to another search. No contraband was found, but the plaintiffs were detained, interrogated, and falsely accused of criminal possession of a firearm.
Plaintiffs were unlawfully arrested and detained without committing any crime. They were transported to the 44th Precinct, where they were fingerprinted, pho...
Brown, Payne, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809906/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 23, 2021, ended March 2, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Brown, Payne vs City of Ny
Case # 807588/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 21, 2021, ended December 8, 2022
Administrative Closing
Malena, Gregory vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 032823/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Bailey, Nakial vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020561/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 13, 2020, ended April 8, 2021
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 4, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of East 173rd street and Topping Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without reasonable cause or an arrest warrant, approached plaintiff and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and handcuffed him in an excessive manner. Defendants then proceeded to arrest and detain plaintiff in custody, and plaintiff was strip-searched. During arraignment, plaintiff was charged with committing a crime, but all charges were eventually terminated in plaintiff's favor. As a result of defendants' actions, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injury.