Darren J. Sukennikoff

Lawsuits

Named in 6 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.

Pioche, Diogenes vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807105/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, May 24, 2022, ended March 30, 2023
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 18, 2019, Plaintiff was legally driving his car in Bronx when the defendants SEAN LISCOE, DARREN SUKENNIKOFF, JUAN MARTINEZ and other unknown police officers unlawfully stopped him. Although, plaintiff provided his license and registration when asked, the Defendants threatened him that if he does not exit the vehicle it would be physically pulled by force. Plaintiff obeyed and without probable cause or any other legal justification was placed into handcuffs. he was then transported to the precinct where he was humiliated and forcedly searched. The Defendants provided false information to the DA regarding crimes that Plaintiff did not commit. PLAINTIFF was never charged with a traffic ticket and ...

Texidor, Leslie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800448/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2022, ended February 7, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 29, 2020, the Plaintiff was lawfully present as a passenger in a vehicle at the intersection of Brook Avenue and East 140th Street in the Bronx, NY. Defendant officers, including Sukennikoff and John or Jane Doe 1-10, conducted an illegal stop of the vehicle. The Defendant officers unlawfully forced the Plaintiff to exit the vehicle and conducted an illegal search of both the Plaintiff and the vehicle without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, a search warrant, or any legal justification, motivated solely by her race and ethnicity. Despite finding no contraband, the Defendant officers arrested the Plaintiff, forcefully grabbing her and applying excessively tight handcuffs, causing her extreme pa...

Dusablon, Christian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035587/2020E, Supreme Court - Kings, December 22, 2020
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was involved in a car accident a couple of weeks prior to February 13, 2020, and Defendant Officer Corry had been the responding officer at that scene. Plaintiff and Defendant Officer Corry had stayed in touch since and the Plaintiff was waiting on the accident report to be completed for his insurance claim. Defendant Officer Corry had texted the Plaintiff to let him know that the report was ready for pick up at the 45th Precinct. On February 13th, Plaintiff drove to the 45th Precinct in the morning and asked Defendant Officers Rath and Dalessio about the accident report once inside, the officers teased the Plaintiff and told him the report was not yet ready, Officer Corry was not present. When it was...

Dusablon, Christian vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035587/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 22, 2020, ended February 21, 2025
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 13, 2020 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Plaintiff was lawfully present inside the 45th Precinct responding to a text from PO Bernadette Corry that a recent accident report was ready to be picked up. Plaintiff's girlfriend was waiting in the car. PO Corry was not present in the lobby. After Plaintiff enquired regarding the report at the front desk POs Alan Dalessio and Christopher Rath began teasing Plaintiff that the report was not ready yet. Plaintiff asked if he could record POs Dalessio and Rath stating the report was not ready so Plaintiff could forward as proof to his insurance company. When Plaintiff began to pull his phone out he was tackled and dragged through the gate by several POs who thereaf...

Srdanovic, Jasmin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033176/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 5, 2020, ended July 19, 2021
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about November 30, 2019 police officers Harmanjot Singh, Darren Sukennikoff, John Doe, and John Roe approached Jasmin Srdanovic and stopped, strip searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him. Srdanovic was properly near Crosby Ave and Merry Ave of Bronx, and at no time did the officers have a warrant or a justifiable reason to harass Srdanovic in such an excessive manner. Srdanovic was then detained for more than 24 hours without his consent and made multiple court proceedings which terminated favorably for him. From this incident, Srdanovic suffered physical injury on multiple parts of his body, emotional pain including fear for his safety, reputational damage in his social and professional ...

Tingling, Deron vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029361/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 5, 2019
Complaint
Description: On August 9, 2016 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Plaintiff drove to a hotel with the intention of spending the night but when he arrived he was informed the location was now a homeless shelter. Plaintiff returned to his vehicle and as he was driving away ran over a piece of wood that became lodged under his vehicle. Plaintiff was attempting to drive forward and backward to dislodge the wood when a security officer approached, removed Plaintiff's keys from the vehicle, and called the police to report Plaintiff as a suspected drunk driver. POs Melvin Chittum, Matthew T. Hart, Allen Wang, Darren Sukennikoff, and Sergeant Robert Gutierrez responded and administered coordination and breathalyzer tests. Plaintiff pass...