Named in 4 known lawsuits, $52,500 total settlements.
Morning, John vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 707803/2023,
Supreme Court - Queens, July 13, 2023
Complaint
Description: On April 13,2020, plaintiff was a lawful passenger in the third row of a minivan driven by another individual in Queens, at which time the defendant police officers unlawfully stopped the vehicle, without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or any legal justification. The defendants are JHOAN LOZANO, CHRISTOPHER CAPATANO, BRYAN CULLEN, DANIEL SCALCIONE, DANIEL LEBOFF, CHRISTOPHER SANABRIA, DANIEL CONNORS, and unknown officers JOHN DOES #s 1-10.When the defendant officers approached the vehicle, they falsely claimed they
smelled marijuana and they ordered everyone to exit the vehicle. The defendant officers unlawfully searched a purse owned by the driver's girlfriend and found a firearm. The defendants reco...
Thomas, Collin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 710283/2020,
Supreme Court - Queens, July 16, 2020
Complaint
Description: On or about October 7, 2019, Plaintiffs, both African-American males, were unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, and arrested by NYPD officers Jhoan Lozano and Giuseppe Dimaggio near Sutphin Boulevard and 118th Avenue in Queens, New York. Plaintiffs were falsely accused of crimes, including criminal possession of a weapon and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Plaintiffs were detained for over 53 hours, during which they were subjected to excessive force, tight handcuffs, and racial profiling. The charges against Plaintiffs were ultimately dismissed on February 13, 2020.
Lewis, Travon, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 701811/2020,
Supreme Court - Queens, February 5, 2020, ended November 17, 2020
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 19, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m., plaintiffs Lewis and Langford
were lawfully present in front of lewis's home at 120-11 180th Street in Queens. Plaintiff langford was have a medical issue so her husband called for an ambulance. Plaintiff Lewis was worried about plaintiff langford's health, so he decided to drive her to the hospital himself. When Plaintiff Lewis was walking Plaintiff Langford to the car, to drive her to the hospital, the Defendant Officers arrived on scene. The Defendant Officers stopped both Plaintiffs. The Defendant Officers grabbed Plaintiff Lewis and tackled him to the ground for no legal reason. The Defendant Officers elbowed Plaintiff Langford in the face for no legal reas...
Thompson, Kirlew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 702587/2019,
Supreme Court - Queens, February 14, 2019, ended May 19, 2020
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2018, defendant officers Jhoan Lozano and John Doe stopped the plaintiff's car without a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion, forcibly removed the plaintiff from his car by threatening physical harm, forcibly handcuffed the plaintiff, then arrested him and took him to the precinct.
The false arrest was undertaken as a way to detain the plaintiff and interrogate him in the precinct about certain crimes that had allegedly been committed by other individuals - to which the plaintiff had no knowledge of (which had become a pattern by NYPD officers in the area). The defendant officers then maliciously commenced proceedings against the plaintiff based on false claims of transportation law ...