Named in 4 known lawsuits, $150,000 total settlements.
Rosario, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032670/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 15, 2018, ended February 6, 2020
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 19, 2016, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Decatur Avenue and East 194th Street, Bronx, New York, doing nothing illegal. At approximately 11:00 p.m. defendant NYPD officers summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained the plaintiff in an aggressive manner. The plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody without any legal reason and sustained physical and emotion pain as a result of this incident.
Diaz, Ruben vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020456/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 30, 2018
Complaint
Description: On October 29, 2016, in the Bronx, Mr. Ruben Diaz was unlawfully arrested and detained without a warrant or justification by officers Christopher McCabe, Melissa DePaula, Pamela Harris, and John and/or James Doe. Mr. Diaz property was also searched and seized without legal basis. These actions caused Mr. Diaz emotional distress, physical harm, and prolonged fear. False information was later provided to prosecutors by the defendants, but all charges against Mr. Diaz were dismissed on December 5, 2018, after he had been wrongfully detained for approximately 767 days. It is alleged that arrest quotas imposed on police officers and racial prejudice led to Mr. Diaz’s false prosecution.
Gathers, Roshid and Diaz, Ruben vs City of New York, et al. as Per Stip of Consolidation.
Case # 036147/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 27, 2017, ended November 20, 2020
$110,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 29, 2016 at approximately 12:45 A.M., at or near the
northeast corner of East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Avenue, Bronx, New York,
Defendants improperly arrested and confined Plaintiffs without warrant,
privilege, proper authority or justification. Plaintiffs made false accusations and knowingly and maliciously provided false information to the prosecutors of the criminal actions against Plaintiffs. The criminal charges brought against Plaintiffs were dismissed.
Chandler, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028485/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 17, 2017
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2015, the plaintiff was walking in the Bronx near East 194th Street and Marion Avenue when NYPD Officers Irwin, Harris, Farrelly, and other unidentified officers, along with NYPD Detective Woulfe, approached the plaintiff, firearms drawn. Without legal justification, the NYPD officers and detective stopped the plaintiff, arrested him, threw him against the windshield and door of an NYPD vehicle, placed him in a headlock, and jumped on him. They then transported the plaintiff to a police facility, where the plaintiff remained in custody over the course of two days.
The NYPD officers also caused the plaintiff to be charged with various crimes. In particular, the NYPD defendants supplied the Distr...