Paul G. Kelly

Lawsuits

Named in 7 known lawsuits, $327,500 total settlements.

Tippins, Tyleel vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800006/2025E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 23, 2025

Haughton, Imani vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811677/2024E, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 15, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about May 23, 2020, in the Bronx, Plaintiff Imani Haughton was illegally stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, falsely arrested, and unlawfully imprisoned by Defendants NYPD Officers, including Defendant PAUL KELLY who was Ms. HAUGHTON's arresting officer and signed her criminal court complaint knowingly and falsely accusing Ms. HAUGHTON of other related charges, all of which Defendants knew to be untrue. At all relevant times, Defendants did not have a valid, judicially authorized arrest warrant for Ms. HAUGHTON, nor did they have probable cause to arrest Ms. HAUGHTON. At no time was Ms. HAUGHTON in actual, constructive, or statutory possession of contraband, and had not committed any crime or violati...

Hunt, Tamel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800620/2024E, Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2024, ended July 1, 2025
$250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 4th, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., at or near the vicinity of the Northeast corner of East 168th Street and 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY, Defendants NYPD Police Officer Austin Hieronymi, Paul G. Kelly, John Avellino, John Doe I-V, and Sergeant stopped the vehicle Plaintiff Tamel Hunt was a passenger for hire for an automobile stop. The defendants conducted an automobile stop despite the Plaintiff's vehicle for hire not violating any traffic, vehicle, etc. laws nor the Defendants having any basis in law behind their stop. Although Defendants claimed that the vehicle in question lacked a light illuminating the automobile's license plate, the automobile did have such. Furthermore, the Defendants...

Garlick, Legend vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 812090/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 18, 2022, ended May 20, 2024
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 9, 2020, police officers Paul Kelly and John Doe unlawfully stopped, searched and seized Plaintiff. PO armed themselves with handguns and aimed them at Plaintiff's person, threatening to fire on him. Plaintiff was then violently grabbed and handcuffed in an excessively tightened fashion. Plaintiff was transported to several police facilities were he was detained for 18 hours. PO used illegal interrogation tactics on Plaintiff in order to coerce him to admit to unrelated crimes that he did not commit so that PO would be able to prosecute and arrest their true suspects. PO falsely and maliciously accused and prosecuted Plaintiff of Criminal Possession of Firearm. All charges against Plaintiff were di...

Aldrich, Dakarai, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809255/2021E, Supreme Court - Bronx, July 8, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2020 at approximately 11:00 p.m., in the vicinity of Intervale Avenue and Westchester Avenue, County of Bronx, City and State of New York, the Defendants, NYPD Police Officers Paul Kelly (shield #3683), John Doe and John Roe, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations approached the Plaintiffs, Dakarai Aldrich, Zoel Muschette and Arel Aldrich-Greene for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. The Defendants knew or had reason to know that their actions lacked any legal justification. However, the Defendants subjected th...

Richerdson, Abraham vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029956/2020, Supreme Court - Bronx, September 18, 2020
Complaint
Description: On August 28, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 3562 Carlisle Place, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, suddenly accosted plaintiff and placed him under arrest in an excessive manner. Defendants grabbed plaintiff from behind and slammed him to the ground, jumping on and handcuffing him. In the process, one officer forcibly stomped on plaintiff's left ankle, causing severe injuries. As a result of the unprovoked assault, plaintiff sustained injuries including but limited to a left ankle fracture, and suffered emotional distress.

Cruz, Juan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033172/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2019, ended February 25, 2021
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 17, 2019, officers Michele Butera, Paul Kelly and unnamed officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Plaintiff without reason on the street. Defendant officers caused battery to Plaintiff's head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody, then arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and required to make numerous court appearances.