Mack Lipinski

Lawsuits

Named in 14 known lawsuits, $567,500 total settlements.

Boyce, Vincent vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034801/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 22, 2020, ended March 27, 2023
$15,000 Settlement

Pimble, Rashaun vs City of New York
Case # 025608/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 11, 2020, ended January 21, 2021
$27,500 Settlement

Faulkner, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034838/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 30, 2019, ended August 8, 2022
$15,000 Settlement

Morales, Thomas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 036382/2017E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2017, ended May 29, 2018
$35,000 Settlement

Arbelaez, Sebastian, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV06543, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 29, 2017, ended January 13, 2020
$170,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers from the Bronx Narcotics Unit forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment with guns drawn and destructively and unreasonably searched it. Officers handcuffed all the Plaintiffs, brought them to the living room, and kept asking where the drugs were. Officers intentionally destroyed property, strip searched Plaintiffs, and took them into a room one by one to interrogate them. 3 Plaintiffs were arrested, taken to the 48th Precinct, and charged with Criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree (N.Y.P.L. 220.50 (03)) and Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (N.Y.P.L. 220.03). Criminal charges against all Plaintiffs were eventually dismissed.

Hamed, Monadel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301143/2016, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 4, 2016, ended September 28, 2016
$55,000 Settlement

Gomez-Ortiz, Nelson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09637, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 23, 2015, ended October 21, 2016
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff's vehicle, searched him, and arrested him, took him to the 48th Precinct, strip-searched him, and charged him with Sale of Marijuana in the 4th, Possession of Marijuana in the 5th, and Unlawful Possession, which were ACD'd.

Virella, Alexis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021625/2015E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 24, 2015, ended September 7, 2016
$12,500 Settlement

Velez, Camilo vs P.O. Lipinski, Mack, et al.
Case # 15CV02137, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 23, 2015, ended August 5, 2015
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 7, 2014, Plaintiff Camilo Velez saw his cousin, said hello and handed him a cigar. Defendant police officers Mack Lipinski, Brian Winrow, and John and Jane Does 1 through 10 approached Mr. Velez without probably cause or reasonable suspicion. Defendants opened Mr. Velez's pants and reached into them, conducting an illegal search. Though Defendants found nothing and Mr. Velez showed the officers the legal cigar that he had given his cousin, Defendants arrested Mr. Velez. At the precinct, Defendants falsely claimed and reported that they had observed Mr. Velez commit various crimes including possession and sale of a controlled substance, and that they had found marijuana in Mr. Velez's pocket. Pla...

Rodriguez, Edwin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300753/2014, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 2, 2014, ended April 24, 2015
$25,000 Settlement

Laspina, Pedro vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300434/2014, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 27, 2014, ended April 24, 2015
$20,000 Settlement

Mclean, Oswald vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306622/2013, Supreme Court - Bronx, January 31, 2014, ended January 8, 2015
Zero Disposition
Summons/Complaint

Dejesus, Eduardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302575/2013, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 10, 2013, ended July 1, 2014
$40,000 Settlement

Acquavito v. The City of New York
Case # 08CV00447, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$117,500 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation