Jose M. Ramos

Lawsuits

Named in 8 known lawsuits, $433,500 total settlements.

Wilson, James vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161296/2024, Supreme Court - New York, March 25, 2025

Bennett, Dante vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161264/2021, Supreme Court - New York, December 21, 2021, ended March 15, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 19, 2021, while lawfully present near 349 East 116th Street in New York, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained by defendants John Peloso, Luis Hiraldo-Garcia, Jose Ramos, and John Does 1-10, in an excessive manner without legal justification. The plaintiff was waiting in line outside a funeral home for a friend's service when he noticed a commotion involving civilians and officers across the street. He began recording the interaction with his phone while standing on the curb. Without warning, five officers approached and began pushing and punching him in the head and face, causing him to fall. The defendants continued to slam him into the g...

Smalls, Tiffany vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09864, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 7, 2016, ended April 10, 2019
$18,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 20, 2014, plaintiff and her sister were standing outside a bar waiting for their friends who were inside the bar. One male officer, whose last name is either "Harris" or "Williams," told plaintiff and her sister to leave. As they were walking away, the officer and another female officer detained plaintiff and her sister. Plaintiff was later handcuffed and arrested with no probable cause. The officers dragged plaintiff to a police vehicle, where the first male officer used excessive force to get her into the vehicle (including, but not limited to, kicking plaintiff in the back while tugging on her handcuffs and pulling her hair). Sgt. Jose Ramos, another male office, and a female officer were s...

Chalmers, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301571/2014, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 25, 2014, ended September 7, 2017
$200,000 Settlement

Stanley, Lamont, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 307059/2013, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 2, 2013, ended February 9, 2016
Zero Disposition

De Los Santos, Wilkin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306704/2013, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 19, 2013, ended August 26, 2014
$35,000 Settlement

Stanley, Lamont and Williams, Troy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 305024/2012, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 8, 2012, ended October 17, 2013
Zero Disposition

Lynch, George vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04439, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 6, 2012, ended May 24, 2013
$150,000 Settlement
Morales, Carlos.pdf, Order of Discontinuance
Description: Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff and a group of his friends while they were talking on the street. Plaintiff began running when he saw an officer aggressively get out of the police car and was chased and tackled by that officer. Plaintiff was assaulted by the officers and taken to the 44th precinct. At the precinct, one officer rubbed a tissue on Plaintiff's hands and then on a gun. Plaintiff was released after being fingerprinted with no charges.