Named in 11 known lawsuits, $362,500 total settlements.
Williams, Albert vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV01670,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 1, 2023, ended June 14, 2024
$120,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff, a Black man, was cornered in his apartment building by an undercover officer who demanded drugs and did not identify himself as law enforcement. Plaintiff tried to run for safety, but the officer chased him out of the building and tackled him to the ground while eight additional plainclothes officers descended from three different directions. Pressing Plaintiff against the pavement with his hands pinned behind his back, the officers, from the Bronx Narcotics Unit, stomped on him and repeatedly punched and kicked him. Then they dragged him to the back of their van and – while calling him “n*****” and “cockroach” – punched him in the groin until he passed out. The Plaintiff was ha...
Maldonado, Jose vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 817536/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2023, ended November 19, 2024
$28,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2019, Plaintiff was at work in a store when a woman asked Plaintiff to provide change for a bill, which Plaintiff obliged. The woman allegedly then sold a controlled substance to an undercover PO. The POs did not observe Plaintiff exchange a controlled substance with the woman or anyone else. Despite this, the POs approached Plaintiff while he was at work and arrested him without legal justification. The POs threw him on the ground, handcuffed him, kicked him, and punched him, causing cuts and bruises all over his body, before transporting him to the precinct and then Central Booking. The POs leveled false accusations against Plaintiff based on fabricated evidence, but the court ultimately dismi...
Nolasco, Willy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811224/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 2, 2022, ended April 5, 2023
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2022 at approximately 10:30pm, several police officers, including but not limited to defendant police officers James Simpson, Camhi David, Lully Vargas, John Doe, and John Roe, approached Plaintiff in the vicinity of Grant Avenue and East 167th St, Bronx, NY. Defendant officers, absent an arrest warrant or probable cause, approached Plaintiff for no reason and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive manner.
Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident, specifically in and about his head, neck, back, body, and lim...
Mercado, Samuel et al. vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 814604/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 29, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 24, 2018, at approximately 1:00 a.m., inside the residential premises of 1715 Longfellow Avenue, The Bronx, New York, Plaintiffs, Mr. SAMUEL MERCADO and Ms. MARIBEL RIVERA, were illegally stopped, searched, seized, arrested and detained by defendants, police officers, detectives, sergeants, lieutenants, inspectors or other supervisory officers, employed by the NYPD. Plaintiff, Mr. Samuel Mercado (“Mr. Mercado”), is a Black, African American, Hispanic or Latino male, and Plaintiff, Ms. Maribel Rivera (“Ms. Rivera”), is an African American, Black, Latina or Hispanic female. The defendants did not possess a judicially authorized warrant to arrest Plaintiffs and did not possess a lawfully obtained searc...
Samuel, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033178/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 29, 2018, ended April 5, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 17, 2017, Defendants Detective Paul Zaino, Police Officer Luilly Vargas, Detective Daniel Rivera, and Lieutenant David E. Camhi falsely claimed to have observed the Plaintiff in criminal possession of a controlled substance and ammunition. Their false statements were used to intentionally and maliciously prosecute or charge the Plaintiff. All charges were eventually dismissed. The Defendants’ actions caused several injuries to Plaintiff, including great humiliation and ridicule, an inability to handle necessary affairs and business, an inability to work, and damage to his character and reputation. In addition, the Plaintiff was forced to spend a large amount of money, incurred debt, and his credit was ...
Rochester, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 251498/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 2, 2016
Martinez, Rosie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00079,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 11, 2016
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was assaulted, choked, and hit by officers at the 107th precinct during an interrogation. Plaintiff requested medical treatment but was denied until she got to Central Booking.
Neal, Christopher vs Wilson, Romaine, et al.
Case # 15CV02822,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 11, 2015, ended October 13, 2018
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On August 20, 2012, plaintiff was walking to a corner store when, without stating that he was an officer, Detective Marrero asked plaintiff if his name was “Cuba” and brandished his weapon. Marrero proceeded to handcuff plaintiff. Plaintiff was told he was being arrested and taken to the 40th Precinct. Plaintiff was charged with several crimes, which were alll dismissed.
On November 23, 2012, plaintiff was tending to a wound at his place of residence when Defendant P.O.s Rodriguez, Maldonado, Wilson, Green, Garciarivas, Lt. Camhi, and Sgt. Bones entered Plaintiff's apartment without permission. One of P.O. Rodriguez/Moldano told plaintiff to come with them. When plaintiff said no, Rodriguez and Modlano, with t...
Almestica, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05901,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 1, 2014, ended December 3, 2015
$45,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint,
Docket Report,
Memo Endorsement,
Stipulation
Description: On November 29, 2011, while plaintiff was detained at the 40th precinct in the Bronx, four defendant officers grabbed him out of his cell, placed his arm in an arm lock behind his back, and pushed him to the ground, causing shoulder pain and two lacerations to his head. While on the ground, one of the officers continued hitting plaintiff. He had to be taken by ambulance to Lincoln Medical Center, where he received pain medication, three facial sutures, and three staples placed in his scalp.
Lindo, Jammal and Edwards, Norman vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300765/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 21, 2014
Dieng, Alioune vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02079,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 28, 2013, ended December 12, 2013
$19,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 27, 2012, NYPD Officers Russell Lewis, Clement Krug, Stephen Carey, Donald Sehl, and David Camhi unlawfully stopped and searched Plaintiff. The officers falsely claimed that Plaintiff had been identified as a subject in an act of vandalism and unlawfully arrested Plaintiff. The officers took Plaintiff's phone and charger and accused Plaintiff of having stolen them.