Named in 12 known lawsuits, $457,408 total settlements.
Gaddy, Saquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 815414/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 18, 2022, ended January 30, 2023
$90,000 Settlement
Cruz, Pedro vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033435/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 30, 2020
Simpson, Babie vs Det. Reyna, Jose., et al.
Case # 032749/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 16, 2019, ended January 13, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
German, Luis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV04300,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 19, 2018, ended September 23, 2019
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Openly-armed Defendant Officers approached Plaintiffs and searched them for drugs. Plaintiffs were taken to 40th Precinct and strip-searched. Plaintiffs were brought to Riker's and held for two weeks. The case was eventually dismissed.
Anderson, Michael, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021956/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 22, 2018, ended December 13, 2018
$129,188 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 1/20/2017, plaintiff Anderson was stopped by officers Reyna, Roe, and Doe, and searched and frisked without probable cause or a warrant. He was then detained in an aggressive manner. He was booked and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. He sustained physical and emotional pain as a result. He was required to make numerous appearances in court until the charges were dropped.
Marte, Sahel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300427/2017,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 1, 2017, ended June 10, 2019
$72,500 Settlement
Sullivan, Mark vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00326,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 19, 2016, ended June 24, 2016
$17,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped by Defendant Officers (Ortiz and Gonzalez) on May 5th, 2015 while he was walking with his fiancÈ and friend. Plaintiff was searched and detained unlawfully and reported this incident to the CCRB and IAB. A week later on May 13, 2015, Plaintiff was stopped by Defendant Officers Reyna and Ramos. They stopped and searched the Plaintiff again and looked inside his pants. Defendant Officers Gonzalez and Ortiz then appeared and searched Plaintiffs backpack. They found his medicine and took out the pills and accused Plaintiff of selling those pills to a stranger on the street. Plaintiff was then arrested and transferred to Rikers for six days. All charges were later dismissed.
Castro, Jessy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301278/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 9, 2015, ended April 25, 2017
$20,000 Settlement
Gibbs, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303911/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 30, 2014, ended July 14, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Solano, Rahim vs City of New York
Case # 260018/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 6, 2013, ended October 21, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Hill, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01145,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 4, 2013, ended September 4, 2013
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at an apartment building on 428 E 157th St to visit his friend. Two officers, including Defendant Ezequiel Martinez, stopped Plaintiff as he exited the building to ask why he had been in the apartment building. Without any attempt to verify his explanation, the officers arrested Plaintiff and took him to the 40th Precinct, where he was strip searched and held for almost 48 hours in custody until he was released without charges. Defendant officers also asked a white man what he was doing in the building, when he said he lived there the officers let him go without verifying.
On March 8, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at 320 East 156th St to visit another friend, when he w...
Pizarro et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 304460/2008,
Supreme Court - Bronx
$3,720 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Exhibits,
Complaint
