Named in 5 known lawsuits, $262,500 total settlements.
Cuadrado, Dimas vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800585/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 11, 2024, ended July 26, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 6th, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Plaintiff Dimas Cuadrado was lawfully in the vicinity of Castle Hill Avenue and Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY when Defendants--NYPD Detectives Juan Germanfrias, Yamiles Espinal, John Doe, and John Roe--without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, any legal justification, aggressively and excessively stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff. Defendants also without probable cause, justification, and investigation touched, handcuffed, seized, and arrested Plaintiff with excessive force. Defendants took Plaintiff to a police station in the Bronx and entered him into the records as under arrest. Plaintiff believes Defendant targeted hi...
Mcclellan, William vs City of Ny
Case # 801373/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 21, 2023, ended December 26, 2024
$35,000 Settlement
Eley, Lefone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033097/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 22, 2020, ended September 13, 2022
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 13, 2017, plaintiff was lawfully driving his vehicle on Story Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without a warrant or probable cause, stopped him and searched his vehicle. Plaintiff recorded the search on tape. On July 18, while standing to his parked car, plaintiff was assaulted and arrested by other police officers. On September 10, when the plaintiff was driving, another defendant officer stopped, searched, attacked, and falsely arrested plaintiff. On September 15, while walking on the street, another group of officers stopped, searched, attacked, and arrested plaintiff for jay walking. On January 21, 2018, when plaintiff was driving he was yet again stopped, searched, and arrested for a ...
Brown, Hassan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023621/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 20, 2020, ended July 11, 2022
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 21, 2019 at 1575 East 174th St, Bronx, NY, Plaintiff was at a barbeque, not engaging in any criminal or illegal activity when defendants stopped, handcuffed and arrested him. Plaintiff was not in possession of a loaded pistol. After Plaintiff was arrested he was transported to the 8th precinct and strip searched. After being held for several hours, Plaintiff was transported to Bronx Central Booking. On June 22, 2019 the Bronx DA declined to prosecute Plaintiff's arrest and he was released from custody.
Mateo, Luis, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027944/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 11, 2019, ended January 30, 2020
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 8/17/18, in the Bronx, Defendants GERMANFRIAS, DOE and ROE, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations approached Plaintiffs LUIS MATEO and JUAN PEREZ and for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Thereafter, Plaintiffs remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against them were terminated favorably
