Carlos R. Aviles

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Galarza, Wilson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV10898, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2019
Complaint
Description: On March 12, 2017, Plaintiff Mr. Galarza had a mental health crisis (diagnosed with schizophrenia) and struck his wife, who called the police to have them get him to a hospital. The NYPD arrived and escalated a tense situation, forced a physical confrontation and used excessive force on Mr. Galarza, permanently blinding him in the right eye by shooting a taser (NYPD officers Priolo and veloz). Then NYPD officers beat Mr. Galarza with closed fists causing him to lose consciousness.

Desane, Dillon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033641/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 6, 2018
Complaint
Description: On September 4, 2017, Plaintiff was in his apartment at 2798 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY. During the evening, Plaintiff's roommates, were involved in a physical altercation. Plaintiff was not involved in the fight. When police arrived, Officers entered Plaintiff's apartment without a warrant. SZOT stated that Plaintiff was not going to record them. Szot ordered AVALIES to arrest Plaintiff after he attempted to record the police search within his apartment. Officer Carlos Aviles forcefully grabbed Plaintiff, slammed him against the wall, and applied handcuffs tightly, causing pain. Plaintiff was detained at PSA 8. While in custody, officers unlawfully searched the apartament. Williams drafted a Criminal Court Com...