Named in 8 known lawsuits, $242,500 total settlements.
Strong, Antione vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804122/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 11, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about August 10, 2021, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched and arrested by PO Moises Rodriguez and certain unidentified PO. Three days prior to the arrest, the plaintiff's mother had received a phone call from the defendant PO who requested the plaintiff to come to the 46th Precinct. On or about August 10, 2021, the plaintiff arrived at the 46th Precinct where he was arrested without being provided with any probable cause. The plaintiff was then handcuffed to the bench . The plaintiff was then taken to the Bronx Central Booking where the plaintiff's requests for water, food and medical assistance were ignored. The plaintiff was then released on August 11, 2021.
Reed, Gregory Sr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025383/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 8, 2019
Galloway, Guy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021477/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2019, ended December 15, 2020
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 16, 2018, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of a residency when Defendants POs Rodriguez, Doe, and Roe unlawfully stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. As a result of the battery, Plaintiff sustained serious and permanent bodily injuries. Defendant POs subjected Plaintiff to a strip search and detained Plaintiff for over 24 hours. The criminal action against Plaintiff was dismissed.
Rivera, Nelson, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021471/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 7, 2019
Rodrigo, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029270/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 13, 2018, ended June 1, 2020
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 26, 2017, at approximately 6:46 p.m., in the 46 NYPD Precinct in the Bronx, the plaintiff was unlawfully searched and seized in an excessive manner. The defendants, the City of New York, NYPD Officer Moises Rodriguez, and unnamed NYPD Officers John Doe I-IV, lacked a warrant and legal cause to grab, search, and handcuffed the plaintiff. The plaintiff questioned why he was being detained and the defendants did not respond. The defendants transported the plaintiff to the Bronx Central Booking where he was held in custody for approximately 19 hours before the Assistant District Attorney declined to prosecute the plaintiff because of the lack of sufficient evidence of criminal activity.
As a result of ...
Daily, Rachel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306744/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 14, 2015, ended August 5, 2016
$50,000 Settlement
Brown, Travis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020130/2015E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 9, 2015, ended September 9, 2016
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 23, 2013, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 250 E 176th St, Bronx, NY and was doing nothing illegal, improper, or suspicious. Defendant Officers Moises Rodriguez, Kevin Cox, and two John Doe police officers, without probable or reasonable cause, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner, beating Plaintiff in and about his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was strip searched in custody without legal reason or justification. Plaintiff was arraigned, maliciously prosecuted, and incarcerated for over 24 hours. Plaintiff made numerous court appearances before the charges against him were terminated in his favor. Defen...
Jefferson, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025007/2014E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 3, 2014, ended June 9, 2016
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 23, 2013, named Defendant Officers Moises Rodriguez and Kevin Cox, along with two unnamed Defendants, Officers John Doe and John Roe, stopped the Plaintiff without a warrant or cause. The Defendants grabbed, pushed, assaulted, battered, arrested, detained, and strip searched the Plaintiff in a violent manner. As a result of their actions, the Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent bodily injury to his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. The Plaintiff also suffered emotional distress, significant damage to his standing and reputation, and loss of companionship. Criminal charges were filed against the Plaintiff based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations. All charges were ultimately dismissed.
