Named in 9 known lawsuits, $419,500 total settlements.
Mosquea-Rodriguez, James vs City of New York
Case # 817149/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 22, 2022
Suazo, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032685/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 31, 2019, ended May 31, 2022
$115,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 21, 2016, around 11:30 PM near East 149th Street and Third Avenue, Plaintiff Charles Suazo was stopped and frisked when Defendant Officers Ryan Blair, Alexis Dejesus, John Doe, and John Roe summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, handcuffed, assaulted, battered, and detained him using excessive force. Plaintiff was taken to an unidentified precinct and to the Bronx Criminal Courthouse. While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and assault of his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours prior to release, and was then required to make numerous court appearances before the charges were terminated on June 12, 2019.
Maldanado, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303553/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 18, 2015, ended November 17, 2017
$27,500 Settlement
Jordan, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06364,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 14, 2015, ended May 21, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment, tackled him to the ground, and assaulted him. Officers searched the apartment and found prescription medication that belonged to Plaintiff's wife. Officers arrested Plaintiff and charged him with 220.03, "which terminated in Plaintiff's favor"
Urena, John an Infant By Mng Urena, Edys vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 350071/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 24, 2015, ended July 29, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Fernandez, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 305878/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 21, 2014, ended September 22, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Dawson, Emerson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV01643,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 11, 2014, ended August 15, 2014
$12,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 14, 2013, at approximately 2:00 p.m., plaintiff was sitting on a park bench across from his aunt's house as he waited for her to come home. While sitting on the bench, he was apprehended, wrongfully accused of possession of marujuana, and arrested by NYPD officers, including Sergeant Edson Garcia and Officer Alexis DeJesus. Despite finding no contraband, plaintiff was detained, strip-searched, and held for hours with no food or water before being released with a desk appearance ticket. He was arraigned on October 9, 2013, but all charges were dismissed on January 14, 2014.
Henry et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV06927,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Lynch v. The City of New York
Case # 12CV04439,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$150,000 Settlement
Order of Discontinuance,
Morales, Carlos.pdf
Description: Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff and a group of his friends while they were talking on the street. Plaintiff began running when he saw an officer aggressively get out of the police car and was chased and tackled by that officer. Plaintiff was assaulted by the officers and taken to the 44th precinct. At the precinct, one officer rubbed a tissue on Plaintiff's hands and then on a gun. Plaintiff was released after being fingerprinted with no charges.