Michael P. Dappolonia

Lawsuits

Named in 8 known lawsuits, $190,502 total settlements.

Vega, Kemely, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 156000/2022, Supreme Court - New York, July 21, 2022, ended September 12, 2024
$103,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2022, near 204th Street and Broadway in New York, the plaintiffs were unlawfully arrested, detained, assaulted, battered, and subjected to excessive force by defendant police officers while inside a lawfully parked vehicle. The officers approached and asked them to step out without legal justification. Despite complying, the plaintiffs were shoved, arrested, shackled with metal handcuffs, and searched along with their vehicle without being informed of the reason, yielding no contraband. They were made to sit on the freezing sidewalk for half an hour before being locked in an NYPD transport van for about 3.5 hours. The officers then took the plaintiffs to an NYPD precinct where they were subjected to...

Gell, Elvis, et Al vs Detective Francis Conejo, et al.
Case # 21CV10225, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 17, 2022, ended October 6, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 6, 2020 NYPD officers entered the home of the 3 plaintiffs in this matter. Two unidentified officers, for no apparent reason, forcefully brought the first plaintiff to the ground and placed him in overly tightened handcuffs, and he kneed him in the back. The officers continued to inflict pain after plaintiff informed them of medical condition and plaintiff's wife, the second plaintiff, implored them to stop. He now requires pain management sessions for his back and knee. His wife, the second plaintiff, was asleep in bed when the unidentified male officers entered her bedroom with guns drawn. The officers handcuffed her tightly to her bed; she informed them that the handcuffs were too tight and the o...

Guillen, Edward vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV11784, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 16, 2020, ended March 17, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 31, 2018, Defendants, including Yeraldy Bonifacio, Michael Dappolonia, Jose Torribio, and Amanda Knapp, stopped Plaintiff Edward Guillen who was driving his motor vehicle and obeying all laws. Defendants approached Plaintiff's vehicle and ordered him to step out of his vehicle without any legal basis or justification for doing so. Defendants proceeded to illegally search Plaintiff's person and vehicle. Defendants then falsely claimed that an illicit air pistol was recovered by Defendant Bonifacio from within a backpack behind the driver's seat of Plaintiff's vehicle that resembled a real firearm; however, this item was not illegal in any way. However, defendants claimed that Plaintiff had sold and o...

Ocasio, Luis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 154805/2019, Supreme Court - New York, May 14, 2019, ended October 8, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff was walking with a friend when NYPD officer Michael Dappolonia and an unnamed NYPD officer stopped, handcuffed and arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not possess or sell anything of an illegal nature. Plaintiff was held in the 28 precinct where he was subject to a strip search and confined with numerous other male prisoners. He was transported to New York County Criminal Court and arraigned, where he was charged with criminal possession of control substance in the seventh degree. Between July 21, 2018 and September 20, 2018, Plaintiff made numerous court appearances until the case against Plaintiff was dismissed.

Shirley, Duane vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157913/2018, Supreme Court - New York, October 30, 2018
Complaint
Description: On June 24, 2016, NYPD Sergeant Richard Pimentel and Officers Yeraldy Bonifacio, Michael Dappolonia, and John Does #1-5 forcefully entered the plaintiff's residence in upper Manhattan without a warrant or probable cause. They rear handcuffed the plaintiff, removed him from his residence when he was dressed only in underwear, and transported him to the 28th Precinct. The defendants locked the plaintiff in a cell for several hours and, thereafter, transported him to Central Booking in downtown Manhattan. The plaintiff was charged with several crimes and attended twelve court appearances before all charges were dismissed on August 10, 2017.

Shirley, Devon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158090/2017, Supreme Court - New York, October 16, 2017
Complaint
Description: On June 30, 2016, Plaintiff was arrested. Plaintiff was falsely accused and arrested of possessing drugs. The criminal case against Plaintiff was dismissed on January 25, 2017.

Shirley, Vanessa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158091/2017, Supreme Court - New York, October 16, 2017, ended March 12, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about June 24, 2016, Plaintiff was arrested and charged with possession of drugs that Officers Yeraldy Bonifacio, Michael Dappolonia, Richard Pimentel and other unknown officers claimed they found that day inside an apartment, despite Plaintiff not being a resident of such apartment. Plaintiff has never been inside such apartment or the building. Plaintiff was held in jail for approximately 24 hours before she was brought before a judge. Plaintiff was held on bail until she was released on June 27, 2016. Plaintiff appeared in court approximately 6 times until the case was dismissed on February 6, 2017.

Joseph, Malaika, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07704, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 30, 2015, ended June 28, 2016
$12,502 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were sitting on their stoop when police approached and told them to move. Plaintiff was put in a chokehold, handcuffed, and placed in hot police car. Other pregnant plaintiff was also tightly handcuffed and put in car. Ignored requests to go to hospital and brought both to 28th precinct and put in custody for 1 hour. Charged with disorderly conduct. Both were later dismissed.