Named in 6 known lawsuits, $97,500 total settlements.
Ortiz, Victor vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 806374/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 3, 2026
Steele, William vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 823302/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 13, 2025
Andugar, Ricardo vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820555/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2023, ended August 5, 2025
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2021, Plaintiff was lawfully present inside his vehicle, while legally parked and with the engine off, sitting in the passenger seat and playing with his table and/or iPad. Defendant officers approached Plaintiff in his vehicle, without any probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or any justification that Plaintiff committed any criminal offense. Defendant officers illegally demanded that Plaintiff exit the vehicle and falsely accused him of assault. Defendant officers grabbed Plaintiff, and illegally searched his person, clothing and personal belongings. No contraband was recovered. Defendant officers violently contorted Plaintiffs arms and wrists behind his back and applied excessively tight handcuf...
Morant, Jaquan vs City of Ny
Case # 816863/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 26, 2023, ended May 8, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 8, 2023, police officers Brian Estevez (Sheild No. 26725), Issael Beato (Sheid No. 11505), Alejandro Ochoa (Shield No. 17600), and other police officers, without a warrant, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner.
Hall, Daiquan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029976/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 8, 2020, ended December 21, 2021
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 23, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully crossing the street in the crosswalk when he was approached by officers. The officer falsely accused Plaintiff of spitting, which Plaintiff denied. Officers then arrested Plaintiff without cause. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct and charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, and disorderly conduct. All charges were subsequently dismissed.
On July 24, 2019, the day after Plaintiff's original arrest, Plaintiff returned to the precinct in order to retrieve his property which had been confiscated the previous day. Another individual was at the precinct retrieving their property and became irate. As a result, an officer told both the othe...
Salman, Allan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031276/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 26, 2019, ended July 7, 2020
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 5/10/19, Plaintiff ALLAN SALMAN was lawfully in the vicinity of Rosedale Avenue and East 172nd Street when he was approached by defendants OCHOA, DOE, and ROE for no reason. He was then stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff ALLAN SALMAN was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of the defendants. He was then arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with commiting a crime. That the criminal action against Plaintiff ALLAN SALMAN was terminated in his favor.