Named in 2 known lawsuits, $30,000 total settlements.
Viloria, Justin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV03456,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 7, 2024, ended December 23, 2024
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 18, 2021, Plaintiff was in his apartment when him and his pregnant girlfriend were attacked by his landlord and his landlord's two sons. When Defendants Police Officers Arhenis Lopezestevez, Philip Robinson, Jose Figueiredo, Timothy Howell, and Ramon Salcedo arrived, they saw Plaintiff bleeding, his lacerated hand, head, and body. Plaintiff explained to the Defendant Officers how he had been attacked and slashed in his apartment by his landlord's two sons.
Based on the landlord's false story and without asking basic questions, without gathering information from neighbors, without looking at footage from security videos, or without investigating the scene of the attack, the defendant officers decided t...
Ramos, Ashly vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV05866,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 12, 2022, ended October 16, 2023
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 18, 2021, the Plaintiff (who was also pregnant during this incident) and her boyfriend were sleeping in their rented room in Manhattan. The Landowner had been wanting the two to move out, so she sent her two sons to attack the Plaintiff and boyfriend. The Plaintiff managed to escape the apartment and call 911, to which PO Lopezestevez, PO Robinson, and Lt. Figueiredo arrived. Upon arriving, the Landowner falsely claimed that it was the Plaintiff and her boyfriend that had attacked them. Despite there being witnesses and knowing that the Landowner was lying, the Defendants arrested the Plaintiff and her boyfriend without proper investigations and on the basis of the accusations. The Defendants also arres...