Named in 5 known lawsuits, $53,500 total settlements.
Rodriguez, Emma vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809936/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 27, 2021, ended November 30, 2023
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 13, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m., in the vicinity of the inside of 2900 Ely Avenue in Bronx County, Plaintiff Emma Rodriguez was illegally targeted because of her race by Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including Anaritza Gonzalez. Plaintiff was at a friend's house when Defendant NYPD Police Officers raided the house, entering without a valid search warrant and guns drawn. Plaintiff was arrested and transported to a local precinct, where she was held for several hours, then questioned without first being read her Miranda rights.
Plaintiff brings claims of: activity retaliation, first amendment retaliation, unlawful search and seizure, false arrest and false imprisonment, assault and battery, ...
Gual, Christian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028766/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 12, 2020, ended August 2, 2021
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: That on 9/13/19, in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and West 195th Street, Defendants GONZALEZ, DOE, and ROE, absent any legal justification, approached Plaintiff GUAL for no reason. Defendants approached, searched, seized, and arrested Plaintiff for no reason. Plaintiff was taken to a police precinct and later processed. Plaintiff GUAL was subject to a strip search while in custody. Plaintiff GUAL was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Thereafter, Plaintiff CHRISTIAN GUAL 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 favor...
Wright, Ellion vs P.O. Nin, Nelson, et al.
Case # 021384/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 17, 2017
Complaint
Description: On February 14, 2014, at approximately 8:30 PM, Plaintiff Ellion Wright was at 781 East 135th Street, Bronx, New York, when NYPD officers, including Nelson Nin, Angel Delgado, Anaritza Gonzalez, Jose Santiago, Officer Ortiz, and others, unlawfully stopped, questioned, and frisked him without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Officers accused him of a robbery without evidence, handcuffed him, and searched him, finding no contraband. Wright was transported to the 40th Precinct, unlawfully strip-searched, and detained until arraignment the next day, where he was charged with crimes the officers had no basis to allege. Unable to post bail, Wright was held at Riker’s Island until February 25, 2014, when all ch...
Carrero, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV08566,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 22, 2016, ended June 15, 2017
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was living in a 3/4 home that did not allow residents, so when he went inside to get something his fiancÈ sat outside on the stoop. When they walked away from the residence the defendant officers stopped them and searched both the plaintiff and his fiancÈ. The officers found nothing on the plaintiff, but found a bag of heroin on his fiancÈ. They both were transported to a nearby precinct and despite the lack of evidence, the plaintiff was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and after several court appearances it finally was dismissed.
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.