Named in 11 known lawsuits, $286,500 total settlements.
Mercado, Samuel et al. vs City of Ny et al.
Case # 814604/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 29, 2021
Complaint
Description: On January 24, 2018, at approximately 1:00 a.m., inside the residential premises of 1715 Longfellow Avenue, The Bronx, New York, Plaintiffs, Mr. SAMUEL MERCADO and Ms. MARIBEL RIVERA, were illegally stopped, searched, seized, arrested and detained by defendants, police officers, detectives, sergeants, lieutenants, inspectors or other supervisory officers, employed by the NYPD. Plaintiff, Mr. Samuel Mercado (“Mr. Mercado”), is a Black, African American, Hispanic or Latino male, and Plaintiff, Ms. Maribel Rivera (“Ms. Rivera”), is an African American, Black, Latina or Hispanic female. The defendants did not possess a judicially authorized warrant to arrest Plaintiffs and did not possess a lawfully obtained searc...
France, Cleament vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV09881,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2019, ended July 15, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2017, plaintiff was arrested by P.O.s Fred Dorch, Luis Angeles, and William Rojas while at his house. Upon arrest, plaintiff was taken outside, tightly handcuffed, and placed in a van. Plaintiff asked for the officers to loosen the handcuffs because they were cutting into his wrists, but P.O. Rojas threatened to double-cuff plaintiff. In the van, P.O. Angeles grabbed plaintiff by the neck and threw him to the floor face down. P.O.s Rojas and Angeles began punching and kicking plaintiff. P.O. Dorch appeared and observed as P.O. Rojas pulled plaintiff's pants and underwear down, grabbed plaintiff's buttocks, and inserted his hand up plaintiff's anus and rectum as P.O. Angeles held plaintiff do...
Fernandez, Christian, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034036/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 14, 2018, ended July 11, 2019
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2018, Detective Edward French, Manuel Cruz, Luilly Vargas, William Rojas, Luis Sanchez, and other police officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, arrested and detained the plaintiff Christian Fernandez and Joalfred Luciano 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 his head, neck, back, body and limbs and was 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 term...
Fernandez, Christian, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029750/2018,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 28, 2018, ended July 11, 2019
$80,000 Settlement
Reeves, Tyriq vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026099/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2018, ended May 29, 2019
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 29, 2015, at approximately 7:25 p.m., in the vicinity of 1111 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched, and detained. The defendants, NYPD Detective William Rojas, and two unnamed NYPD officers, John Doe and John Roe, lacked any warrant, reasonable cause, or probable cause to effectuate the arrest. Rather, the officers based the arrest solely on the age and/or race of the plaintiff without any legal reason. The defendants handcuffed and strip searched the plaintiff before transporting him to a police station in the Bronx. While in the defendants' custody at the precinct, the plaintiff was touched, assaulted, grabbed, and searched in an excessive manner with excessiv...
Gonzalez, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023616/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 3, 2018, ended May 3, 2019
$24,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 24, 2017, in the vicinity of Prospect Avenue and East 163rd Street, defendant police officers Rojas, Mechado, and other unnamed officers without warrant or cause, stopped, searched and arrested the plaintiff with excessive force. The plaintiff was falsely accused of having committed a crime. The plaintiff was strip searched while at custody and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. All charges against the plaintiff was ultimately dismissed.
Ramos, Nelson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023074/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 18, 2017, ended August 31, 2017
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 18, 2016, defendant NYPD officer William Rojas, along with unnamed defendant NYPD officers approached and unlawfully stopped (solely on the basis of his age/and or race), searched, battered handcuffed and detained plaintiff using excessive force. Plaintiff was subjected to an illegal strip search while in defendant's custody, and sustained physical and emotional injuries as a result of this incident. Defendants, including William Rojas, then fabricated evidence to maliciously prosecute plaintiff. All charges against plaintiff were eventually terminated favorably.
Dume, Monique vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302585/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 23, 2016, ended June 12, 2018
$20,000 Settlement
Baker, Jabari vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303678/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 18, 2015, ended November 30, 2016
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Rosa, Nancy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020583/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 3, 2015
Summons/Complaint
Capestany, Fernando vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302637/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 16, 2014