Patricia Soto

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Walls, Jamal vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 152925/2024, Supreme Court - New York, April 2, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about March 30, 2022, Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped by NYPD officers in the subway station, thrown against the benches, and handcuffed for no reason and with no explanation. Plaintiff was transported to and processed at the 17th Precinct, where his Miranda Rights were never read to him. Plaintiff was then transported to Central Booking, where Officers John Doe #1-2 attacked him without provocation, to the point where Plaintiff needed medical attention at a hospital for 10 days. At his arraignment, Plaintiff's bail was set at an exorbitantly high amount and Plaintiff was subsequently transported to Riker's Island for detention. At Riker's Island, Plaintiff was assaulted multiple times without provocatio...

Rodriguez, Steven vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153205/2021, Supreme Court - New York, April 2, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 1, 2018, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Plaintiff was walking towards the exit of the subway station at Lexington Avenue and East 125th Street, when he was illegally stopped by Defendants, VARDZEL, YEUNG, GUEVARRA, AMBERSLEY, SOTO, and MUNOZ. Plaintiff Had not committed any crime and the Defendants had no legal basis for the stop. Defendants then proceeded to illegally search Plaintiff. Defendants falsely claimed that Plaintiff had sexually abused, forcible touched, and endangered the welfare of a child. Subsequent to Defendants' illegal searches of Mr. Rodriguez's person, Defendants proceeded to illegally arrest Plaintiff. Defendants then slammed Mr. Rodriguez into a wall and applied the handcuffs t...