Vito Ardito

Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $55,000 total settlements.

Calamia, Barry vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06140, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 21, 2016, ended January 15, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On August 5, 2015, a police officer lured plaintiff back to his home by making a fraudulent phone call. Once there, plaintiff was falsely arrested on assault charges despite the purported victim, his partner, having fully recanted. At the time of the arrest, plaintiff was not told what he was being arrested for and was handcuffed too tightly. Officers Ardito, Kontorovich and Smith ignored these complaints. The officers Officer Pasiecnzik and Sergeant McCormack never got a signed statement from the injured person, Ms. Drapinski. Detective Vadim Kontorovich nonetheless signed an affidavit affirming that Ms Drapinski stated plaintiff had pushed her. Plaintiff spent more than 24 hours in custody and had to appea...

Presley, Herbie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 700815/2014, Supreme Court - Queens, May 28, 2014, ended August 9, 2016
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 16, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully sleeping inside of his home when Defendant NYPD officers unlawfully entered Plaintiff's apartment. Upon unlawfully entering the apartment, the officers pointed guns at Plaintiff and his family and yelled at them to get onto the floor. The officers proceeded to handcuff Plaintiff and his family. At no time were any offending objects found on Plaintiff or in his apartment. Nevertheless, Plaintiff was arrested without legal justification or probable cause. On February 18, 2011, Plaintiff was released from custody without being charged because the DA's office declined to prosecute Plaintiff.

Henry v. Paige et al
Case # 09CV01245, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation of Settlement