Named in 17 known lawsuits, $403,500 total settlements.
Aviles, Rafael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807217/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 31, 2025, ended January 20, 2026
$42,500 Settlement
Maldonado, Jose vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 817536/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2023, ended November 19, 2024
$28,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 21, 2019, Plaintiff was at work in a store when a woman asked Plaintiff to provide change for a bill, which Plaintiff obliged. The woman allegedly then sold a controlled substance to an undercover PO. The POs did not observe Plaintiff exchange a controlled substance with the woman or anyone else. Despite this, the POs approached Plaintiff while he was at work and arrested him without legal justification. The POs threw him on the ground, handcuffed him, kicked him, and punched him, causing cuts and bruises all over his body, before transporting him to the precinct and then Central Booking. The POs leveled false accusations against Plaintiff based on fabricated evidence, but the court ultimately dismi...
Nolasco, Willy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811224/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 2, 2022, ended April 5, 2023
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2022 at approximately 10:30pm, several police officers, including but not limited to defendant police officers James Simpson, Camhi David, Lully Vargas, John Doe, and John Roe, approached Plaintiff in the vicinity of Grant Avenue and East 167th St, Bronx, NY. Defendant officers, absent an arrest warrant or probable cause, approached Plaintiff for no reason and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive manner.
Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident, specifically in and about his head, neck, back, body, and lim...
Jimenez, Eduardo vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808566/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 8, 2022, ended March 12, 2025
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 12, 2021, plaintiff Eduardo Jimenez was on his way to a friend's home when he was stopped, arrested and handcuffed by police officers Vargas, Higgins and Simpson. Nevertheless, plaintiff was not involved in any criminal activity. Plaintiff was placed in a precinct, before proceeding to numerous court proceedings. All the charges against the plaintiff were eventually dismissed.
Bernal, Osiris vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025289/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2020, ended December 15, 2020
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Watson Avenue and Elder Avenue, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, approached plaintiff and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an excessive manner. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and arrested. While in custody, plaintiff was strip-searched. During arraignment, plaintiff was falsely prosecuted with committing a crime, yet all charges were eventually dismissed in his favor. As a result of defendants' actions, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injuries.
Gadsden, Sean vs P.O. Lizardo, Jose, et al.
Case # 034166/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 4, 2019
Complaint
Description: The plaintiffs were inside a house when the certain police officers including POs Jose Lizardo, Peter Schulz, Tashida Wilson, Sean Destefano, Joseph Burckhard, Terence Blumenberg, Claude Mede and Detectives James Simpson, William Miller and Javier Aponte, entered the house unlawfully despite the fact that the plaintiffs informed the POs that it was not their apartment. The defendants then illegally strip-searched the plaintiff and both plaintiffs were then unlawfully handcuffed, arrested and transported against their will to the 47th Precinct where they were searched, photographed, fingerprinted and detained in a filthy holding cell for many hours. The plaintiffs were then taken to Bronx Central Booking. All ch...
Duncan, Jamel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV07381,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 4, 2018, ended September 25, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: During the first incident, Plaintiff was approached by Defendant Officers who then arrested and searched him and took $65 from him. Plaintiff was then taken to the Precinct where he was searched and placed in a cell. Plaintiff was charged with unspecified charges which were later dismissed. The second incident occurred when the Plaintiff was sitting in his vehicle and was approached by Defendant Officers who asked him to exit his vehicle and then arrested him. Plaintiff was placed in Police vehicle and taken to the local precinct. Plaintiff was charged with unspecified charges which were later dismissed.
Matos, Clemente vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024464/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 18, 2018, ended September 18, 2018
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2017, plaintiff was in the vicinity of Arthur Avenue and East 178th when he was approached by five defendant P.O.s, including Simpson, Lizardo, and Braithwaite. Defendant P.O.s proceeded to stop, and assault plaintiff. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of the P.O.s. After his arrest, plaintiff was arraigned and charged with several crimes, which were all terminated favourably.
Mai, Julie, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 036043/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 10, 2018
Complaint
Description: On October 13, 2016, Detective James Simpson and other police officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, arrested and detained the plaintiff Jeremy Rodriguez, Sean Theodis, and Julie Mai in an aggressive and excessive manner without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. Because of the defendants conduct, the plaintiffs suffered great and permanent bodily injury in and about their head, neck, back, body and limbs and were rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and suffered conscious pain. The plaintiffs were falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime, but the criminal actions against them were terminated favorably.
Bruno, Bernard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024999/2016E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 26, 2016, ended February 2, 2017
$35,000 Settlement
Summons/Complaint
Barajona, London vs Simpson, James, et al.
Case # 15CV09413,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 7, 2015, ended October 28, 2016
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: While Plaintiff was walking in his apartment building, Defendant Officers stopped him, threw him against a gate, handcuffed him, and searched him. Plaintiff was taken to the 52nd Precinct, denied medical attention, and charged with Criminal Sale of Marijuana, which was dismissed.
Silverio, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06617,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 28, 2015, ended November 30, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered an apartment where plaintiff was living with his girlfriend and daughter, and searched the apartment and strip-searched Plaintiff. Officers tightly handcuffed and arrested Plaintiff along with other residents of the apartment. He was brought to the 52nd Precinct and charged with 221.05, 221.20, 221.10, and 220.50, which were all eventually dismissed.
Bautista, Tomas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022465/2015E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 10, 2014, ended October 11, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Gonzales, Rafael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07753,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 30, 2014, ended July 22, 2014
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 4, 2012, NYPD Officers including Ryan Bracconeri, James Simpson, Jude Scilarillo, Jose Feliciano, and others accosted Plaintiff, beat him, and arrested him for no reason. He was then taken to a Precinct and questioned about a shooting he had no involvement in. He was then subject to an intrusive search. The officers then made up false charges to cover up their misconduct.
Martinez, Ashley, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00094,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 15, 2014, ended June 19, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 29, 2013, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in their home at 311 East 193st, County of Bronx, when 6 or 7 Defendant Officers had chased their family member to their building for alleged marijuana related offenses and entered the apartment with guns drawn and began searching home without a warrant or probable cause. Defendant Officer Carlos Lozado refused Plaintiff Ashley Martinez to get dressed properly or to bring a 6-year old infant out of the appartment. When Plaintiff Ashley Martinez told the 15-year old Plaintiff Davon Rodriguez to call his mother and film the incident, she was arrested by Defendant Officer Carlos Lozado. When Plaintiff Davon Rodriguzez, who suffers from developmental impairments,...
Harper, Ethel Y. as Proposed Adm of The Estate of Muniz, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 306401/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 4, 2013
Lambert, Shawn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 309842/2010,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 10, 2011, ended March 18, 2013
Zero Disposition