Robert J. Delaney

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $55,000 total settlements.

Arrington, Thomas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV00848, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 9, 2020, ended April 30, 2021
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 3, 2018, plaintiff Thomas Arrington was inside of a KFC in Brooklyn when he was approached by defendants Officers Robert Delaney and Jonathan Cancel. During this interaction, Officer Delaney needlessly fired three, five-second Taser rounds at Arrington in less than 30 seconds. Arrington was not arrested nor did he engage in any conduct throughout this interaction that necessitated this substantial level of force. Defendant Cancel took no action to stop this excessive force. Arrington was eventually taken to a nearby hospital to have a Taser hook removed from his chest. Arrington brought suit for excessive use of force against Delaney, failure to intervene against Cancel, and municipal liability and negl...

Clarke, Brian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 508926/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, May 13, 2019, ended September 11, 2023
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about June 21st, 2018, Plaintiff was lawfully present in King's County when he was approached by PO Robert Delaney and PO "John Doe" of the NYPD. Plaintiff was assaulted, battered, handcuffed, and arrested by the attendant officers. Plaintiff was then transported to the local precinct where he was photographed, fingerprinted, and processed. PO Delaney and PO "John Doe" then falsely and maliciously instigated the commencement of criminal prosecution of Plaintiff. As a result of his unlawful arrest and detainment, Plaintiff has sustained physical, psychological and emotional injury.