Joseph A. Bautista

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits.

Alicea, Kareem, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 523738/2024, Supreme Court - Kings, December 19, 2024
Complaint
Description: On September 3, 2021, Plaintiffs were in a vehicle when Defendant NYPD police officers stopped them, removed them from the vehicle, and unlawfully searched them. No contraband was recovered from the search. However, the officers proceeded to tightly handcuff and arrest Plaintiffs on the pretext of conducting an investigation, although the officers would not disclose the basis of the investigation. Plaintiffs were taken to the precinct and detained for about 2 days, during which the officers maliciously provided the DA's office with misleading evidence and allegations against them. All charges against the Plaintiffs were favourably dismissed on March 25, 2022. As a result of the ordeal. Plaintiffs suffered sever...

Small, Antonio, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 515280/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, May 24, 2023
Complaint
Description: On, or about May 24, 2020, Plaintiff Antonio Small was standing outside of a friend’s apartment building near 250 Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, hanging out with several other young men, when an unmarked sedan pulled up and several officers exited the vehicle. Some of the young men were smoking marijuana when the police approached the group. Plaintiff was not smoking, but had a small amount of marijuana in his bag, which was searched by the Individual Defendants John Does Nos. 1–10 whose identities are unknown and served as the basis for his arrest. Possession of small quantities of marijuana has not been a crime in most instances in New York since 1977, and was further decriminalized starting on Augus...

Powell, Donna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 525478/2018, Supreme Court - Kings, December 20, 2018
Complaint
Description: On September 19, 2017 at approximately 8:38 pm Plaintiff was inside 1361 Nostrand Avenue 2B in Kings County when Defendants, John Modesta, John Ortega, and John Doe officers of the NYPD approached plaintiff, pinned her on the ground and put their weight on Plaintiff and put her in handcuffs. Plaintiffs told Defendants that she was in pain and that she was pregnant but Defendants ignored Plaintiff. Defendants assaulted and battered Plaintiff with excessive force and Plaintiff lost her unborn child. Plaintiff was falsely arrested, taken into custody and falsely imprisoned and detained. Plaintiff was then taken to Kings County Hospital and held based on false allegations.