Named in 3 known lawsuits, $40,000 total settlements.
Grant, Marcel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807732/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 4, 2021, ended September 27, 2021
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 15th, 2020, Plaintiff Marcel Grant was unlawfully detained near West 190th Street and University Avenue in the Bronx by Defendant Officers Cotter, Doe, and Roe. He was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained in an aggressive and excessive matter. While in the custody of the defendants, he was also subjected to a strip search, arraigned, and maliciously prosecuted before the charges were dropped.
Cedeno, Franchis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035631/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 23, 2020, ended November 17, 2021
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 1/16/20, in the vicinity of 2418 University Avenue, Defendants COTTER, DOE, and ROE illegally stopped searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendants illegally arrested Plaintiff. Defendants then transferred plaintiff to a Police Precinct. Defendants forced Plaintiff to be fingerprinted and photographed in accordance with police procedures. Plaintiff, at some point, would be strip searched. Plaintiff would be held at various police stations, correctional facilities, and at the Courthouse located at 215 East 161st Street. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. The charg...
Romero, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032287/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 21, 2020, ended May 17, 2021
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2020, Jose Romero was lawfully near Morris Ave and E 196 th. st. of Bronx and was not acting in any suspicious manner. At around 6pm, police officers Cotter, John Doe and John Roe arrested Romero. Romero was physically assaulted by the officers in an excessive manner without a reason to believe that Romero committed a crime. The officers not only strip searched Romero, but also maliciously assaulted Romero and threatened him of physical force resulting in Romero's physical injury.
At a precinct, Romero was fingerprinted, photographed, and detained for more than 24 hours without his consent. Romero was then brought to multiple court appearances that terminated favorably for him. From this event, Romer...