Named in 3 known lawsuits, $105,000 total settlements.
Cespedes, Randy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 036380/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2017, ended May 20, 2019
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 25, 2017, at approximately 9 pm, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 255 East 188th Street, Bronx County when Defendants, NYPD officer Victor Yupa, Officer John Doe and officer John Roe without a warrant or reasonable cause approached Plaintiff and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, handcuffed and arrested Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and stopped and searched solely on the basis of his age/ and or race as part of the stop and frisk program. Plaintiff while in Defendants custody was subject to a strip search. Plaintiff was taken to a police station in Bronx County. Plaintiff was then arraigned after his arrest and falsely and malic...
Edandison, George vs City of New York
Case # 031375/2017,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 7, 2017, ended May 1, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Ramos, Sarah, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08611,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 15, 2015, ended April 24, 2017
$30,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff and their friends were holding a celebration at the community garden. Police officers from the 46th Pct. who constantly harass them at the garden, rushed into the community garden, ordered people to lie on the ground, and then unlawfully searched and handcuffed them while other police officers destructively searched the garden. Although nothing illegal was found as a result of the police officers' unlawful search, the police officers nevertheless arrested Plaintiffs, took them to the 46th Precinct, unlawfully searched some of them, and falsely charged them with Disorderly Conduct. Charges were eventually dismissed.
