Named in 6 known lawsuits, $25,000 total settlements.
Figueroa, Caridad & Cantero, Amaya vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157650/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, December 17, 2024
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff’s stepbrother had a warrant issued for his arrest in April 2021 and lived with Plaintiff’s mother prior to 2021. Plaintiff and her mother lived in the same apartment building, but on different floors. Defendant Detective Felix Garcia unlawfully entered and searched for Plaintiff’s stepbrother in Plaintiff’s apartment, without a warrant. Defendant Detective Garcia knew that Plaintiff lived in the apartment he entered unlawfully. On May 25, 2021 at 7:45AM, defendants searched for Plaintiff’s stepbrother at his mother’s apartment and then they went to plaintiffs apartment. They began kicking the front door of Plaintiff’s apartment. Plaintiff spoke with defendants through the front door of her apartment a...
Thomas, Steve vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 819226/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 14, 2024
Complaint
Description: On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully present when Defendant Detectives Joe Green, Christopher Heredia, Allen Moore, Police Officer Jonathan Tait, Detective Specialist Nibal Pena, and Police Offices John Does 1-10, unlawfully stopped, searched, handcuffed, and falsely arrested Plaintiff without probable cause. Nevertheless, the officers falsely arrested Plaintiff accusing him as being involved in a shooting that allegedly occurred on October 24, 2020. Plaintiff was then transported against his will to the 23rd precinct where he was unlawfully searched and detained in a filthy holding cell for many hours. The defendant officers provided the NYC DA's Office with false, misleading, and incomplete evidence t...
Thomas, Steve vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 452131/2025,
Supreme Court - New York, March 14, 2024
Grant, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 451468/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, November 13, 2014
Complaint
Description: On or about August 28, 2013, Plaintiff Brandon Grant was allegedly lawfully present on a street, when NYPD officer Joe Green allegedly illegally stopped and frisked, assaulted, and falsely arrested and imprisoned Grant. The complaint further alleges conversion of property and failure to intervene.
Simpson, Rallyford vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 152504/2012,
Supreme Court - New York, May 10, 2012, ended May 21, 2015
$25,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Alvarez v. City of New York et al.
Case # 11CV05464,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was attending a block party when Plaintiff became engaged in an altercation. His opponent pulled out a firearm and shot him. Defendant Officers Brightman, Cozart, Kerrigan, and Tedeschi pointed their guns at plaintiff and fired 46 rounds into him and others present at the party. Plaintiff had sustained 27 bullet wounds. Defendant officer Terpos then handcuffed plaintiff and transported him to Harlem Hospital. In a second incident, on August 9, 2010, Police searched the residence of the plaintiff's family. Officers Hull and Gibbons alongside others seized $87,000 from the residence. After hospitalization, plaintiff was charged with attempted murder of a police officer. Plaintiff was sent to the 33rd pr...