Named in 5 known lawsuits.
Lavan, Romello vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807108/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 9, 2021, ended March 22, 2022
Administrative Closing
Velilla, Marcos, et Al vs City of Ny
Case # 816660/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 9, 2021, ended January 25, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2017, plaintiff Marcos Velilla and Romello Lavan were wrongfully arrested and their indictments were dismissed on November 12 and January 28, 2020 respectively. Plaintiffs were maliciously prosecuted in criminal actions they did not participate.
Velilla, Marcos, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811196/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 17, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2017, in Bronx County, Plaintiffs Marcos Velilla and Romeo Lavan were wrongfully arraigned, arrested and imprisoned.
Plaintiffs bring claims of: malicious prosecution, wrongful arrest, abuse of process, violation of civil rights under 42 USC Section 1983, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Khan, Hasan A. vs Zerafa, John J., et al.
Case # 152557/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, April 24, 2019, ended January 12, 2022
Zero Disposition
Bridgeforth, Jasmine, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00273,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 20, 2016, ended November 28, 2018
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs had a group of friends over for dinner and after they left for work, one of the guests stayed at the apartment and reported to the police that the Plaintiffs were going to sex traffic them. Defendant Officers arrived at the apartment, searched it, and arrested the Plaintiffs when they returned for sex trafficking and kidnapping. The DA declined to prosecute all of the Plaintiffs.