Named in 7 known lawsuits, $68,500 total settlements.
Wilson, Robert vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812917/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 27, 2025
Suares, Tazia vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800268/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2023
Complaint
Description: On March 23, 2018, Plaintiff was inside her apartment when NYPD Officers banged on the door. When Plaintiff's mother opened the door after the Officers identified themselves as NYPD, several Officers rushed into the apartment without permission. The Officers claimed to be investigating a gunshot they thought had been fired down through Plaintiff's floor and into the apartment below. The Officers searched the apartment, finding no firearm, and were told by Plaintiff and her mother that there were no guns in the apartment. The Officers left and returned. One Officer, believed to be retired Lieutenant Nicolas Chabert, told Plaintiff and her mother that they would be brought to the precinct for questioning and fals...
Aguilar-Cruz, Johnny vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800367/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 10, 2022, ended October 8, 2024
$15,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 30, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully inside his apartment building when he was approached by POs Andre Smith, Michael Diskin, Brian Hennessy, Jason Baker and Christian Flores and 10 other unnamed POs. POs illegally seized and searched Plaintiff and his residence, without his consent. POs then used excessive force to arrest Plaintiff, who told POs he was recovering from a critical stabbing occurring a month prior. POs did not have probable cause to arrest Plaintiff, but targeted him based solely on his status as a Hispanic male and a desire to meet illegal arrest quotas. The excessive force aggravated Plaintiff's injuries. POs took Plaintiff to the 44th Precinct, where he was illegally detained and false ...
Suares, Olivia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV11327,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 21, 2020, ended September 9, 2022
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 23, 2018, P.O.s including Sergeant Flores, Officers Camiglia, Bupp, Veliz, Rubin, Escoto, Paulio, Burgos, and Lee Rubin, Lieutenant Sharbir, and Detectives Jason Baker, Andre Smith, Diskin, and Hennessy, visited Plaintiff’s residence at approximately 4:30 a.m., and rushed in without consent when the door was opened. Some of the defendants were in uniform, while others were not. The officers asked Plaintiff if any gunshots were heard from her home, and informed Plaintiff that someone had been shot in the apartment located under her apartment’s bedroom. Plaintiff responded she had not heard any gunshots. Officers rushed into Plaintiff’s bedroom without consent, where her daughter’s boyfriend and daughter...
Suares, Olivia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV05832,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 10, 2019, ended September 9, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 23, 2018 plaintiff was asleep in her home at 4:30 AM. Police knocked on the door and plaintiff's daughter opened the door. Police barged in explaining someone had been shot the floor below them, although no one had heard any shots. Then NYPD officer Chabert brought plaintiff and her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend in for questioning to the police station. Plaintiff and her daughter were allowed to leave the police station after 2 hours but then the daughter's boyfriend was arrested for shooting a gun causing an injury to someone in the floor below it. Plaintiff was forced to sign a permission to search form before she could enter her apartment - she was forced under duress. Charges were later dro...
Warfield, Frederick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 304401/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 18, 2014
Pujols et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 11CV03328,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$13,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Compromise Order
