Named in 3 known lawsuits, $105,000 total settlements.
Alfonso, Javier vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 162752/2025,
Supreme Court - New York, September 29, 2025, ended March 4, 2026
$20,000 Settlement
Simms, Avery vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034473/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 27, 2018, ended January 15, 2020
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about November 6, 2017 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Plaintiff Avery Simms was unlawfully touched, searched, and seized in a manner with excessive force by the defendants, the City of New York, NYPD Officer Ignacio Rodriguez, and unnamed NYPD officers John / Jane Doe I- IV. The defendants did not have any legal cause to handcuff or seize the plaintiff. Rather, at the previously mentioned date and time, the plaintiff was eating at a restaurant with his friend. The plaintiff's friend left his car double-parked outside. After seeing that a police car had pulled behind the friend's car, the plaintiff came outside the explain the situation to the officers and move the car in order to avoid receiving a ticket. On...
Butler, Walter Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020540/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 10, 2018, ended June 4, 2019
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2015, police officers Ignacio Rodriguez (shield no. 145591), Alex Chen (shield no. 22641), John Doe, and John Roe approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, and detained the plaintiff. The plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours.
