Named in 4 known lawsuits, $66,250 total settlements.
Alexis, Rolandedwige vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154389/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, May 6, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 10, 2019, while lawfully present in his apartment at 279 West 117th Street, Apt 3N in New York, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, questioned, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Marcelo Razzo and John Does 1-10, in an excessive manner without legal justification and solely because of his race and ethnicity. While the plaintiff was sleeping, the defendants forcibly entered the apartment based on a baseless search warrant supported by fictitious information. They alleged that the apartment contained MTA jackets, clothing, and money orders. The defendants grabbed the plaintiff, rear-handcuffed him excessively tightly, broke his bedroom door, and cond...
Alexis, Rolandedwige vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 523033/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 19, 2020, ended June 16, 2025
$16,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 13, 2019, at around 9:50 a.m., in the vicinity of 360 Adams Street in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Alexis was allegedly targeted by police officers, including Officer Razzo and unidentified officers, because of his race. The officers approached Alexis without any valid reason, questioning and stopping him unlawfully. Alexis was falsely accused of multiple charges, including robbery and possession of stolen property, and subjected to an illegal search. The officers forcibly handcuffed him, causing significant pain and discomfort, which was ignored despite his pleas.
Alexis was taken to the 106th precinct, where he was searched, strip-searched, and confined in a cell. He was later arraigned on fabricated cha...
Taylor, Tiasha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158877/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, November 30, 2016, ended January 8, 2021
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 15th, 2014, Plaintiff was detained and arrested in connection with an alleged incident that occured December 9, 2013. Civilian defendant ("CD") had a protective order against Plaintiff. Defendant allegedly lied to police that Plaintiff had violated protective order. Civilian defendant intentionally contacted plaintiff in an elevator. CD then assaulted Plaintiff in the elevator. CD then complained to NYPD and DA that plaintiff violated protective order and plaintif verbally threatened CD. Plaintiff was then arrested, held in detention for 27 hours and then the criminal charges were dismissed.
Traore, Abdoulaye vs P.O. Ali, Andrew, et al.
Case # 14CV08463,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 17, 2014, ended January 26, 2016
Zero Disposition