Vincent Cuccia

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $75,000 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...

Jimenez, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026424/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 26, 2020, ended June 4, 2021
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 12, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street when he was approached by officers. Officers then stopped, searched, grabbed, and arrested Plaintiff with excessive force and without justification. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct and charged. All charges against Plaintiff were subsequently dismissed.

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.