Named in 6 known lawsuits, $7,500 total settlements.
Nunez, Claudio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 709362/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 15, 2014
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 11, 2011, Defendant Police Officers Vincent Esposito, Robert Hawkins, Edwin Estrada, Robert Anderson, and Michael Korabel racially profiled, falsely arrested, and maliciously prosecuted Plaintiff.
Perez, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507478/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 7, 2014
Complaint
Description: On or about November 30, 2012, Defendant Detectives Edwin Estrada, Dwayne Francis, Robert Hawkins, Craig Kearney, and several unknown Defendant officers, assaulted and battered the Plaintiff without justification or probable cause. The Defendants then falsely arrested, confined, and imprisoned Plaintiff against his well. The Defendants created and submitted erroneous police reports and maliciously initiated a criminal prosecution in bad faith against the Plaintiff. Such charges were eventually resolved with a plea and disposition.
Nunez, Claudio vs P.O. Esposito, Vincent, et al.
Case # 14CV00413,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2014, ended April 25, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 22, 2011, at the premises located 40th Avenue and 13th Street (complaint does not say what this premise is though), in Queens, New York, the plaintiff, CLAUDIO NUNEZ, was brutally assaulted, attacked, punched in the face, head and body, struck, beaten and battered by Defendants, Officer VINCENT ESPOSITO and Detectives ROBERT HAWKINS, EDWIN ESTRADA and ROBERT ANDERSON, without any cause or provocation by CLAUDIO NUNEZ. As a result, CLAUDIO NUNEZ suffered injuries, some of which are permanent in nature and duration, as well as mental anguish, great physical and emotional pain, nervous shock. CLAUDIO NUNEZ was falsely arrested based on false information provided by Defendants and was deprived of urgen...
Anderson, Robert vs Mccartan, Ann
Case # 701390/2013,
Supreme Court - Queens, August 15, 2013, ended September 25, 2015
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Papiashvili, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03411,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 21, 2013, ended April 7, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2013, Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped and searched by NYPD Officers Estrada and Francis while seated in a parked car driven by his friend. He was arrested by NYPD Officers Estrada and Francis for possession of less than a gram of marijuana. Plaintiff was placed in a single handcuff that was too tight for his size and were not double locked in order to prevent them from further tightening. Estrada and Francis placed Plaintiff in a van operated by NYPD Officers Paltoo, Garitta, and Hawkins who preceded to drive with Plaintiff unsecured in the back for five or more hours. Throughout the driving the handcuffs became tighter and tighter and Defendants ignored Plaintiff's requests to loosen or double...
Drevis, Debra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 008108/2011,
Supreme Court - Queens, May 11, 2011, ended April 11, 2013
Administrative Closing