Named in 4 known lawsuits, $34,000 total settlements.
Valario, Fransisco vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 806519/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 25, 2023
Complaint
Description: On December 20, 2021, Plaintiff, who was using crutches to walk as his left ankle was recovering from surgery, was approached by Defendant Officers, including Defendant Pagan. Defendant Officers then falsely accused Plaintiff of a criminal offense and illegally seized him with their outstretched hands, aggressively grabbing Plaintiff about his body in a violent manner. Defendant Officers then illegally searched Plaintiff’s person without his consent, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, valid search or arrest warrant, or any legal justification whatsoever. Defendant Officers then violently contorted Plaintiff’s arms behind his back to affix metal handcuffs to Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively tightened fash...
Elliot, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 517958/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 15, 2020, ended August 30, 2022
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 18, 2018, at approximately 6:00 p.m., plaintiff was lawfully inside a Bodega bathroom where police officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, handcuffed and falsely arrested plaintiff without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. At no point relevant herein did the defendant police officers recover anything illegal. Further Plaintiff had not committed any crime and Defendants had no legal justification to believe that he committed a crime. Nevertheless, plaintiff was unlawfully handcuffed and unlawfully arrested by the defendant officers. Plaintiff was transported by the defendants to the 83rd precinct, where he was photographed, searched, fingerprinted, and then placed in a holding ce...
Bradley, Hakeem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 518452/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 30, 2020, ended February 23, 2021
$9,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 7 2019, Hakeem Bradley was inside the Supreme Court of the County of Queens, where he was detained without probable cause by Officers Kenneth J. Dwyer and P.O. Daniel Pagan. He suffered assault and battery, and was subject to unwanted handcuffing and confinement for 14 hours, suffering emotional pain and suffering, loss of liberty, and loss of wages.
Cruz v. City of New York et al
Case # 16CV00603,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers assaulted Plaintiff in his apartment and the hallway. Plaintiff was taken to the hospital and no charges were ever filed against him.