Timothy P. Brovakos

Lawsuits

Named in 9 known lawsuits, $32,500 total settlements.

Torres, Herbert vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502483/2024, Supreme Court - Kings, March 21, 2024
Complaint
Description: The complaint details two incidents involving the plaintiff's interactions with NYPD officers referred to as Brovakos I and Brovakos II. In the first incident on November 3, 2020, the plaintiff was arrested without cause after briefly stopping to see a friend. The officers demanded his driver's license, accused him of parking in a no-standing zone, and then escalated the situation by forcibly removing him from his vehicle, conducting a warrantless search, and physically assaulting him. Despite no contraband being found, the plaintiff was detained, strip-searched, and falsely charged with various crimes, which were later dismissed in court. In the second incident on January 24, 2021, a similar pattern occurred....

Belgrove, Michael D. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 531060/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, November 21, 2023
Complaint
Description: On November 23, 2022, plaintiff was lawfully inside his vehicle parked at or near the premises located at 579 Albany Avenue in Kings County. At this time plaintiff was approached by defendant officers Tahla Ahmad, Aaqib Bhatti, Sergeant Mubbashar Zahid, Lieutenant Timothy Brovakos and others. Plaintiff was assaulted and battered by defendants, being dragged out of his vehicle, beated repeatedly on the side of the vehicle and was forcefully placed in handcuffs. There was no just/reasonable cause for the actions of the defendants. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and taken into cutody and held at the 71st precint for a period before being transferred to a hospital for his injuries. On November, 24, 2022, plaintiff ...

Tolbert, Anita vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 513301/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, May 9, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 1, 2019, Plaintiff was driving her vehicle to drop a friend off at her house. Immediately after Plaintiff’s friend exited the vehicle, Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff with their guns drawn. Upon approach, Defendant Officers immediately directed Plaintiff to hand over her driver’s license and registration, to which Plaintiff inquired as to the reason why Defendants were asking for her license and registration. Defendant Officers stated that the vehicle was double parked and obstructing traffic. Shortly thereafter, Defendant Officers forcibly grabbed Plaintiff, pulling and pushing her, and proceeded to tightly handcuff Plaintiff with her hands placed behind her back. Defendant Officers proceed...

Soto, Luis vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV04966, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 4, 2022

Balioni, Michael L. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 523671/2022, Supreme Court - Kings, August 25, 2022, ended July 18, 2023
Zero Disposition

Conyers, David vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502781/2022, Supreme Court - Kings, January 28, 2022, ended August 22, 2022
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 15, 2020, Plaintiff David Conyers, an African-American man, was stopped in his vehicle despite not committing any traffic or equipment violations by P.O.s Borrero, Brovakos, and unknown P.O.s John Does 1-10. The officers approached Mr. Conyers' vehicle and requested his license and registration, which he provided. The officers returned to their vehicle, reapproached Mr. Conyers, and advised him that they were gong to search his vehicle. They had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to do so. They directed plaintiff to exit his vehicle, which he did, and the officers searched it and Mr. Conyers. They discovered no contraband. They put Mr. Conyers on the ground and the officers kicked him in the ...

Kallon, Lawrence vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518578/2020, Supreme Court - Kings, October 22, 2020
Complaint
Description: On May 28, 2019, on a street in Brooklyn, Plaintiff Lawrence Kallon, while lawfully driving, was subject to an unlawful stop, questions, frisk, search, false arrest, false imprisonment, assault and battery by Defendant NYPD Officers. Thereafter, plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted and denied the right to due process and a fair trial until the Judge agreed to dismiss and seal all charges on August 7, 2019.

Crump, Kevin vs Brovakos, Timothy, Sgt., et al.
Case # 15CV07318, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 13, 2016, ended May 25, 2017
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff's car, searched it, found a work utility knife, and arrested him for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration, which were ACD'd. On a separate occasion, the same officers were investigating an assault that happened between Plaintiff and his supervisor and criminally charged Plaintiff in retaliation for him making a complaint about the prior incident.

Mckinney, Ronald vs City of New York
Case # 700461/2015, Supreme Court - Queens, May 18, 2015, ended August 24, 2018
Administrative Closing
Complaint
Description: On October 21, 2013, plaintiff was lawfully walking at 106-16 159th St, Queens, NY, when defendants racially profiled plaintiff and stopped, questioned, frisked, and searched plaintiff. Defendants tackled plaintiff to the ground, kicked and punched him causing serious physical injuries, including two fractured legs. Defendants handcuffed and arrested plaintiff. Plaintiff requested medical attention but officers failed to provide medical attention. Plaintiff was thrown into a police vehicle and transported to the 103rd precinct. At the precinct, plaintiff requested medical attention. Officers called EMS, who assessed plaintiff's injuries and transported him to Queens Hospital. At the hospital, plaintiff was tre...