Erick Estrada

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $66,501 total settlements.

Delorbes, Victor, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150145/2024, Supreme Court - New York, April 25, 2024
Complaint
Description: On January 4, 2021, the plaintiffs were falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted because the defendant NYPD officers were retaliating against the plaintiff for dating the ex-girlfriend of the officer's colleague. Specifically, the defendants fabricated allegations against the plaintiffs that they damaged the glass the front door to a Chase Bank a few blocks away. There is no evidence that the plaintiff and his friends went anywhere near the Chase Bank the day they were accused. After frisking the individuals, the officers did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband. The plaintiffs were falsely arrested without probable cause or legal justification, and also provided the District Attorney with m...

Santana, Willy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV00734, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 1, 2023, ended February 12, 2024
$66,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On the morning of May 20, 2022 plaintiff was sitting in the passenger seat of a stationary motor vehicle when multiple NYPD officers attempted to arrest him without any probable cause. NYPD officers broke plaintiff's right rear passenger window and tased plaintiff. At the time of the taser deployment, the plaintiff did not present a risk/harm to any of the reporting officers nor was he in possession of a weapon. After being tased, the plaintiff exited the vehicle and was subsequently slammed to the ground, face first, by one or more police officers. The plaintiff sustained a broken nose as a result of this use of physical force. Plaintiff was arrested without probable cause and was detained at the 34th precinct...