Named in 5 known lawsuits, $188,000 total settlements.
B., F. By Mng Soriano, Ana vs City of New York, et Al .
Case # 157613/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, July 28, 2015, ended June 30, 2016
$25,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 20, 2015 infant Plaintiff was lawfully in the lobby of his residence when POs Carlos Nieves, John Doe 1, and John Doe 2 excessively arrested Plaintiff without legal justification. POs battered, assaulted, beat, and maced Plaintiff during the arrest. Plaintiff was taken into custody, brought to the 33rd Precinct, and falsely imprisoned for over 24 hours. Infant plaintiff suffered serious, severe, and painful mental and personal injuries, humiliation, deprivation of liberty, ridicule, reputational injuries, distress, and indignity as a result of this incident.
Pamphile, Gary vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07193,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 29, 2015, ended August 4, 2015
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On three separate occasions - August 21, 2013, February 4, 2014, and March 27, 2014 - plaintiff Gary Pamphile was lawfully present in the vicinity of an apartment building in Manhattan when he was approached by police officers (including Officers Genet Gomez, Michael McInnis, and other unidentified officers), handcuffed, arrested, and transported to a nearby precinct without probable cause. On each occasion, Mr. Pamphile was falsely charged with Criminal Sale of Marijuana in the Fourth Degree, and/or Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fifth Degree. On each occasion, Mr. Pamphile was held for approximately 36 hours before being presented before a judicial officer for arraignment. All charges against Mr. ...
Camacho, Aramys vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV08564,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 3, 2013, ended July 30, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On April 12, 2013, the Plaintiff was helping a friend move boxes with his personal belongings to his grandmother's apartment. When the Plaintiff was in the lobby of the building, two police officers, Genao and Nieves, asked him to put his hands up, searched him, and took his pocket knife though he was not charged with any crime. Nevertheless, the officers restrained and handcuffed the Plaintiff and took him to the 33rd Police Precinct where he remained in a jail cell for 15 hours, and then to Manhattan Central Booking for another one or two hours. The Plaintiff was released after the Manhattan District Attorney's office reviewed the arrest and decided not to charge the Plaintiff with any crime.
Strong, Jashawna By Fng Strong, Dashawn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156064/2013,
Supreme Court - New York, July 5, 2013, ended June 5, 2014
$102,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 27, 2012 at around 11PM, Defendant Officers, Nieves, Figueroa, and others, wrongfully seized the Plaintiff’s in an excessive way, causing them physical pain and mental suffering. Defendants did not have legal cause to grab or handcuff Plaintiff’s. Plaintiff’s were taken to a police station in the County of the Bronx. The Plaintiffs were battered and assaulted by the Defendant Officers.
Rondon, Alberto vs P.O. Nieves, Carlos, et al.
Case # 12CV04281,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 20, 2012, ended January 30, 2013
$15,000 Settlement