Named in 23 known lawsuits, $1,058,500 total settlements.
Williams, Darryl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811998/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2026
Alexander, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 802859/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 17, 2026
Williams, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 813614/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 26, 2025
Santamaria, John vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807175/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 1, 2024, ended July 3, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 27, 2023, around 3:00 p.m., near East 157th Street and Courtland Avenue, Bronx, New York, plaintiff John Santamaria was approached by Police Officers and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained in an aggressive manner. Plaintiff was caused to suffer injuries to his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. At no time was Plaintiff engaging in illegal activity and Police Officers did not have reasonable cause to detain Plaintiff. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and required to make numerous appearances over an extended period of time. All criminal charges were terminated in Plaintiff's favor. Plaintiff was stopped for no legal or legitimate reason and searched solely based on ...
Lowman, Joseph vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 819841/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 13, 2023, ended October 16, 2024
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 17, 2023, at 3 pm, the Plaintiff while lawfully in the vicinity of 927 East 174th Street in the Bronx was without cause and falsely accused by Donald Sehl, Jason Merchan and two unknown officers to have committed a crime. The officers approached the Plaintiff for no reason and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. The Plaintiff was thereafter arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Thereafter, he 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 terminated favorably. T...
Robles, Ivan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 033064/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 12, 2023
Creighton, Tyrone vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV04497,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 5, 2023, ended June 9, 2025
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2022 at approximately 6pm in the vicinity of Home Street and Prospect Avenue in the Bronx Plaintiff was going to a grocery store when Plaintiff was approached by Defendant NYPD Officer Jane Doe who asked him if she could buy drugs to which Plaintiff responded that he didn't know anything about that. When Plaintiff exited the store, Defendants Sehl and other NYPD officers arrested Plaintiff without probable cause. No drugs or other contraband was found on Plaintiff. Defendants brought Plaintiff to a holding cell for 2 days and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance on the false claims by Defendants. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional injuries as well as deprivation of his ...
Douglas, Montrelle vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812592/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 26, 2022, ended January 23, 2023
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 3, 2022 Plaintiff was in the vicinity of East 147th Street and Third Avenue in the Bronx, when Defendant Officers, including Officer Sehl, 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.
Flowers, Antoine vs Sehl, Donald, et al.
Case # 22CV02766,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 28, 2022, ended August 6, 2024
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Mccallum, Douglas vs Police Dept, Nyc
Case # 22CV00081,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 7, 2022, ended August 19, 2024
$41,000 Settlement
Complaint
Rodriguez, Shellyne, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10815,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended September 18, 2024
$490,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiff participated in the "FTP4" protest in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This protest started before an 8 PM curfew that had been implemented by the NYC Mayor. At or around 7:45, before the curfew became effective, the NYPD "kettled" the protesters by forming blockades around them on all sides and thereby preventing them from leaving. At this time, Defendants Sehl, Nin, and two other officers approached and attacked plaintiff, shoving her face into a barrier, grabbing her by the hair, and punching her in the stomach. They then applied zip tie handcuffs to her wrist, tightened them so tightly as to cut off circulation, and arrested her. Plaintiff was then put into a van, wherein...
Robles, Ivan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033064/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 5, 2020
Complaint
Description: On March 21, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m. Plaintiff was in his apartment when POs Donald Sehl, "John" Green, Rostisla Kipervaser, John Does 1-8 unlawfully and forcefully entered the premises and brutally attacked the Plaintiff. Plaintiff sustained significant physical injuries, including a fractured great toe that remained deformed thereafter and human bite marks on his abdomen that drew blood. POs then handcuffed Plaintiff in a manner that cut off circulation and ordered Plaintiff to put on shoes despite an obvious toe fracture. POs then drove Plaintiff around the Bronx for approximately 2 hours and denied him medical treatment. POs eventually brought Plaintiff to the 40th Precinct then Central Booking befo...
Robles, Ivan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 804216/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 5, 2020
Complaint
Description: On March 21, 2019, at approximately 6:00a.m., Defendant Police Officers Sehl, Green, Kipervaser, and P.O. "John Does 1-8" unlawfully and without probable cause forcefully entered and invaded the plaintiff's home located at 535 East 142nd
Street, Apt. 6A, Bronx, New York 10454. Defendant Police Officers then violently attacked and brutally assaulted and battered plaintiff. Plaintiff was handcuffed in a manner that cut off circulation in his hands and wrists and was forced to put on his shoes despite the earlier altercation leaving his left great toe fractured. Defendant Police Officers falsely arrested, detained and handcuffed plaintiff and drove him around the Bronx in a police van for approximately 2 hours. Pl...
Almaweri, Mosleh vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021640/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 11, 2020, ended May 12, 2023
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 22, 2019, plaintiff was working at a deli grocery at 3214 Third Avenue, Bronx, when an argument and fight broke out between a drunk customer and a cashier. Plaintiff attempted to stop the fight but did not strike or touch the customer. After police arrived at the scene, defendant police officers demanded security footage from plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed that only the store owner has access to the footage, but the owner was not present at the time. The officers threatened to arrest plaintiff if he did not produce the tape in that instant, and the intoxicated customer also falsely identified plaintiff as the person whom he had a fight with. Plaintiff was then arrested with tight handcuffs, despite wi...
Roberson, Tyrone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020760/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 31, 2020, ended August 19, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 3, 2018 at approximately 3PM, Plaintiff was in the vicinity of 575 Southern Boulevard, New York when Defendants, New York City Police Officers Clases, Undercover Officer, Nin, Sehl and John or Jane Doe 1-10, illegally stopped, searched, and seized the Plaintiff. Plaintiff had not committed any crime or violation of the law. Plaintiff had multiple assaults and batteries committed to his person by Defendants Clases, Undercover Officer, Nin, Sehl and John or Jane Doe 1-10 and was violently placed in handcuffs too tightly. Plaintiff was then placed in a NYPD vehicle and transported to the local precinct. Plaintiff was illegally searched, including a strip-search with cavity inspection, questioned, photog...
Saavedra, Yajaira vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV07491,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 16, 2019, ended November 5, 2021
$87,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 11, 2019, NYPD officers, including Detective Edgar Clases, Detective Donald Sehl, Sergeant Alberto Gonzalez, Detective Coty Green, Detective Nelson Nin, Detective Fred Dorch, and Sergeant Paul O’connor, were unlawfully conducting a narcotics surveillance operation in plaintiff's restaurant. Plaintiff protested the officers' presence and, in retaliation, the officers handcuffed her. Plaintiff was then arrested under the direction of Captain Steven Dixson and transported her to the 40th Precinct. After plaintiff was released from the precinct, officers retaliated against her by stationing an NYPD vehicle outside of her restaurant.
Rodriguez, Maritza, et al. vs City of New York
Case # 028244/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 7, 2019, ended June 14, 2022
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 7, 2018, police officer Donald Sehl and other officers entered the plaintiff's apartment pursuant to a warrant obtained based on false information. Defendants illegally searched and seized plaintiffs without probable cause, and handcuffed too tightly, forcibly grabbed, pushed, shoved, and slammed to the ground plaintiffs. Defendants repeatedly insulted plaintiffs by impugning plaintiffs' immigration status, national origin, race, and their lack of proficiency in the English language.
Cortijo, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027939/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 11, 2019, ended November 17, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 11, 2018 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Plaintiff was lawfully present in the area of East 149th Street and St. Anns Avenue when POs Donald Sehl, John Doe, and John Roe approached Plaintiff as part of a racially-motivated "stop and frisk" program and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him without legal justification. Plaintiff was criminally processed and thereafter maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 then later compelled to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were favorably terminated. As a result of the incident Plaintiff suffered permanent bodily injury in and...
Font, William, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026343/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2019, ended February 4, 2025
$47,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 7, 2018, plaintiffs Font and Jenkins were lawfully within a friend's residence when, early in the morning, Defendant-Officer Donald Sehl and defendant-NYPD officers, entered the residence without a warrant and with their guns drawn. Defendants Sehl and NYPD Officers violently grabbed and pushed Font to the ground and tightly handcuffed Font. Defendants proceeded to awaken plaintiff Jenkins by with guns directly pointed at his head, before handcuffing Jenkins. Both plaintiffs were unlawfully searched by defendants Sehl and NYPD Officers.
Plaintiffs Font and Jenkins were arrested and placed in detention. Defendants, including Sehl, falsely alleged that heroin, marijuana, and cocaine were in the possessi...
Mcdougal, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032299/2018,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 2, 2018
Complaint
Description: On October 28, 2015, a team of NYPD officers including defendants Sehl and Kippervaser and John Does 1 & 2, entered plaintiff's residence and arrested him. During the course of the arrest, plaintiff was assaulted with a riot shield, suffering injuries to his right wrist, right ribs and right flank, despite offering no resistance. Plaintiff was placed in handcuffs so tight as to cause severe pain to his wrists. Plaintiff was falsely charged with possession of ammunition and possession of marijuana. As a result, plaintiff lost liberty for approximately 24 hours, and was forced to appear in court at least 25 times over the next two years, suffering, in addition to his physical injuries , severe emotional and ...
Echevarria, Andrew, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306688/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 6, 2015
Amirazon, Raheem, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300340/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 6, 2015
Ortiz, Marco A. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07367,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 30, 2013, ended December 11, 2014
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 1, 2013, Plaintiff, an Hispanic male, was lawfully present on the sidewalk at E. 139th St. and St. Ann's Ave, Bronx, NY when Defendant officers whistled at Plaintiff to get Plaintiff's attention. Defendant officers summoned Plaintiff to their patrol car. Plaintiff approached the vehicle and presented proper ID. Officers stepped out of the car and demanded Plaintiff sit on the ground. Plaintiff refused, stating he had done nothing wrong. Plaintiff was told to not speak and physically forced to the ground using extreme force. Officers sprayed Plaintiff in the face with Mace and grabbed Plaintiff's arms to handcuff him. Officers were joined by other on-duty officers, all of whom beat Plaintiff over the he...