Stephen A. Barry

Lawsuits

Named in 9 known lawsuits, $1,183,733 total settlements.

Cullins, Desmond vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800440/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2022, ended February 28, 2023
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 20, 2021, without legal justification, Defendants, P.O. STEPHEN BARRY, P.O. BENITO CRUZ, and SERGEANT WILLIAM MILLER handcuffed plaintiff DESMOND CULLINS and threatened him with the possible use of firearms and the use of physical force. Plaintiff was then wrongfully arrested and imprisoned until the dismissal of his charges on or about September 20, 2021.

Mcneill, James vs City of Ny, et Al,
Case # 814529/2021E, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 26, 2021, ended May 27, 2022
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 20, 2020, at approximately, 8:30 p.m., the Plaintiff, James McNeill was lawfully in the vicinity of East 135th Street and Cypress Avenue, County of the Bronx, City and State of New York and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway, when the Defendants, NYPD Police Officers Stephen Barry (shield #17142), Benito Cruz (shield #1486), Sergeant William Miller (shield #3280) , and P.O. Jon Doe and John Roe (identities unknown), absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion or any legal justification, approached Mr. McNeill for no reason, and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted and detained him in an excessive manner. The Defendants then transported Mr. McNeill to a...

Roberts, Dante vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 027364/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, July 15, 2020, ended January 18, 2023
$575,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2018, police officers ("Defendants") unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, arrested and detained Plaintiff. Plaintiff was detained for eight months in VCBC and OBCC. Plaintiff was approached by Defendants, slammed to the hood of a car, pinned down, punched multiple times in his face, stomach, ribs and back, and violently forced to the ground. At no time prior to this did the Defendants observe Plaintiff committing a crime or violation, however, the Defendants fabricated a false narrative that Plaintiff resisted arrest, attempted petit larceny, harassed the officers and possessed marijuana. Plaintiff was hospitalized from the punches to his face, stomach, ribs and back and being thrown to the g...

Belle, Terron, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV02673, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 27, 2019, ended December 14, 2022
$453,733 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On various dates in 2017-2019, Plaintiffs, who represent a class of similarly situated individuals, were unlawfully stopped and searched by P.O.s Brian Destefano, Daniel Mardjonovic, Steven Barry, and John Does 1-50 without probable cause. Plaintiffs challenge the NYPD's unconstitutional policy of detaining people for the purpose of conducting a search of the NYPD's internal and external databases without individualized reasonable suspicion. These unwarranted digital searches disproportionately target people of color without being reasonably related to actual criminal activity.

Jangana, Jaccary vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021832/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 28, 2018, ended April 3, 2019
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 17, 2016 in the vicinity of Third Ave and E. 138 St, Bronx, NY, Plaintiff was walking towards a local grocery store with a friend when he was stopped, handcuffed and arrested by defendants. Plaintiff was not engaged in any unlawful or illegal activity. After Plaintiff was arrested, he was transported to the 40th precinct. Plaintiff was held in a holding cell. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search. After several hours Plaintiff was removed to Bronx Central Booking. On November 19, 2016, Plaintiff was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court and charged with False Personation. Plaintiff was released on his recognizance and ordered to return to court. Plaintiff made several court appearances until the mat...

Castellar, Dennis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021896/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 28, 2018
Complaint
Description: On February 24, 2017, NYPD officer Stephen Barry seized and assaulted Plaintiff, causing Plaintiff to lose control, crash his vehicle, and sustain several severe injuries to his head and face among others. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and accused of Aggravated Assault upon a Police Officer among other charges. Plaintiff was then maliciously prosecuted.

Carrion, Emmanuel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV09403, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 19, 2017, ended November 18, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 3 2016, police officers assaulted the plaintiff in the police precinct bathroom after the plaintiff refused to remove his jewelry. Plaintiff was injured to the point of being unable to move. Plaintiff spent four days in central booking and was denied medical treatment for his cancer and a chance to see his lawyer. On November 3, 2016, officers detained plaintiff on the street, took him to the precinct after commenting on plaintiff's ongoing lawsuit, and beat him

Fernandez, Yolanda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303923/2016, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 23, 2017, ended May 3, 2019
$65,000 Settlement

Tucker, Lee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021564/2015E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 19, 2015, ended December 14, 2016
$5,000 Settlement