Victor J. Carrasquillo

Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $106,125 total settlements.

Boone, Henry L. vs Joseph, Canale; et al.
Case # 25CV02440, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 26, 2025

Murphy, Harvey, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV01925, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 24, 2023, ended July 15, 2024
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 9, 2020, Plaintiff was out walking with a man he knew, in a neighborhood that has a largely Black and Latinx population. That evening, Plaintiff was present in his capacity as a community organizer, pursuant to reports from community members about severe increases in police harassment since COVID-19 restrictions were put into place. As Plaintiff and the other man were leaving an area where there had been a vigil for a child who had died, they saw two plainclothes officers driving slowly in an unmarked car, staring and slowly starting to follow them. Eventually, Plaintiff and the other man pulled out their cell phones to record, fearing police harassment. They were then forcibly stopped by the officers,...

Knight, Tahje, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802343/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 15, 2022
Complaint
Description: On November 14, 2020, Plaintiffs gathered for a memorial vigil in front of the St. Mary's Houses in the Bronx to commemorate the birthday of a loved one who passed away. Without warning or cause, a marked police car pulled up and three of the Defendants jumped from the vehicle. Completely unprovoked, the officers ran over and punched Plaintiff Shakespeare, who was a minor at the time, directly in the face, and proceeded to viciously assault him. Then multiple additional officers arrived, and the Individual Defendants began assaulting Plaintiffs without cause or justification. Plaintiffs were then detained and arrested by the Individual Defendants without probable cause and transported to PSA 7. The Individual D...

Jallah, Mohammed vs City of Ny
Case # 816231/2021, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 29, 2021, ended December 20, 2022
$91,125 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2020, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officers Victor Carrasquillo and Christopher Boyce while doing nothing unlawful and was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. Plaintiff incarcerated for over 24 hours, subjected to a strip search, and prosecuted on false charges. All charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.