Named in 8 known lawsuits, $207,500 total settlements.
Bigsby, Nina & Jenkins, Khalil vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801167/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 16, 2025, ended October 30, 2025
$10,000 Settlement
Quinn, Devin Vs. City of New York, et al.
Case # 803492/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 10, 2022
Complaint
Description: On March 14, 2019, the Defendants Miguel Estevez and other unknown police officers unlawfully arrested and detained the Plaintiff who was deprived of his liberty and suffered serious physical and emotional injuries. The arrest was done without warrant or probable cause at this residence. He suffered multiple assaults and batteries. He was then maliciously prosecuted due to the false accusing and evidence against him until the dismissal of all charges.
Cancel, Minerva vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026487/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 20, 2019, ended December 3, 2021
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 16, 2017, Plaintiff was lawfully standing in the hallway of 815 East 152nd Street, Bronx, New York, in the vicinity of the front door of apartment 6A. While Plaintiff, who was holding her mobile phone in her hand, was in the hallway standing in front of the door of apartment 6A, an individual inside of the apartment opened the door. Suddenly, without any provocation or legal justification, Defendants Hernandez, Green, Estevez, Nin, Kipervaser, Felipe,
and, Melhado rushed behind Plaintiff, grabbing and pushing her against a wall inside of the apartment. Inside, Plaintiff, who had begun videotaping the scene with her mobile phone, had the phone confiscated from her hand by a Defendant Officer. Defendant...
Ingram, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026104/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 31, 2018
Complaint
Description: On or about February 4, 2017, plaintiff was arrested on University Avenue by defendant NYPD detectives Zaino and Estevez, Undercover NYPD officer John/Jane Doe I and 3 NYPD officers, John/Jane Doe II-IV without any warrant, probable cause or legal justification. The arrest was effected with firearms outstretched and with other objects with which they physically seized, struck and restrained the plaintiff. He was placed in handcuffs so tight that his wrists turned red.
Deliberately and maliciously false and/or incomplete information was provided to prosecutors in order to induce them to prosecute plaintiffs. The defendants failed to take action to stop the provision of this false information to the District A...
Patterson, Nia, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025525/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 15, 2018, ended April 19, 2021
$60,000 Settlement
Mena, Rudy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023680/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 4, 2018, ended January 15, 2020
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 1, 2017, at approximately 3:00 P.M., in the vicinity of 531 E. 148th Street in Bronx County, New York, Plaintiff Rudy Mena alleges that he was wrongfully seized, grabbed, and handcuffed by Detectives Miguel Estevez, Elvin Gashi, and other unidentified officers. Mena claims that the officers used excessive force during the arrest, causing him physical pain and emotional distress. The officers allegedly lacked legal cause for the arrest, and the plaintiff was taken into custody and charged with crimes he did not commit. The handcuffs were placed so tightly on Mena's wrists that they turned red, and he was held for approximately four days before being released. Mena was later maliciously prosecut...
Colon, Mariana vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021786/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 8, 2017, ended November 2, 2017
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons/Complaint
Description: On May 24, 2016, PF was lawfully in the vicinity of Southern Blvd. and Aldus Avenue, County of Bronx, City and State of New York. At approximately 6:00 p.m., POs Robinson, Estevez, Doe and Roe, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause or any legal justification approached PF and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained PF in aggressive and excessive manner. PF was stopped, questioned, searched and seized solely on the basis of her age and/or race and for no legal or legitimate reason. While in custody of DFs, PF was intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuff...
Feliz, Orlando vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 106246/2009,
Supreme Court - New York, May 7, 2009, ended November 18, 2013
$30,000 Settlement
