Jesus A. Santos

Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $107,000 total settlements.

Taveras, Juana, Adm (kenneth Taveras Estate) vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153179/2018, Supreme Court - New York, April 10, 2018, ended February 11, 2025
$75,000 Settlement

Hilliard, Joshua vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01347, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 25, 2016, ended November 29, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was waiting outside a barber shop when defendant officers approached him, handcuffed him, searched him, and brought him to PSA 6. Plaintiff was strip searched and charged with Promoting Gambling in the Second Degree under PL ß 225.05 and Possession of a Gambling Device under PL ß 225.30(2). Charges were later dismissed.

Burns, Daquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04788, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 17, 2015, ended January 21, 2016
$7,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint, Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was watching other individuals play dice on a stoop when he was arrested by defendant officers and charged with promoting gambling and possession of a gambling device. All charges later dismissed.

Millington, Wayne, et al. Obo J.,m. and J.,m. (2) vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00324, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 4, 2013, ended July 2, 2013
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 14, 2011, plaintiff Vanessa Johnson and her children's apartment was unlawfully searched by defendant NYPD officers without a valid warrant. The NYPD officers were looking for a previous resident of the apartment, plaintiff Wayne Millington, who plaintiff Vanessa Johnson did not know. While searching her apartment, defendant officers unlawfully handcuffed Ms. Johnson's two children. Plaintiff tried calling 911 to complain that her children were being handcuffed, but an officer seized her phone and told the operator that police were already at the scene. The officers conducted an unlawful search of plaintiff's phone and took photos of the contents of her phone. No contraband was found in the apartme...