Named in 8 known lawsuits, $144,501 total settlements.
Dula, Bryant vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 804667/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 8, 2021
Dula, Bryant vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 453300/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, April 8, 2021, ended October 3, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 8, 2017, while lawfully a passenger in a vehicle near 227 West 140th Street in New York, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, approached, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Mark Ruppert, Anderson Ortiz, Fredy Cruz, Danny Guzman, and John Does 1-10, in an excessive manner without legal justification, and solely due to his race and national origin. The defendants forcibly removed the plaintiff from the vehicle without any legal basis and conducted an illegal search. They alleged an illegal firearm was found on another occupant but falsely attributed its possession to the plaintiff. Despite knowing he was not in possession of any firearm, the defendants ...
Casiano, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154516/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, May 1, 2019, ended September 4, 2025
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2016, Plaintiff was verbally abused and beaten while he was lawfully present at or near West 175th Street and Audubon Avenue, visually observing and videotaping an arrest being made by Defendants herein of Arhenis Batista. Plaintiff was not guilty of any criminal acts. Defendants Sgt. Fredy Cruz, Police Officer Eddy Gutierrez, Police Officer Emmanuel Valerie immediately chased Plaintiff for three blocks and chased him to the East River and repeatedly smashed his face and head into the pavement. He was removed from the East River as he was in fear of drowning by the Defendants. Plaintiff was brutally handled, punched, kicked, abusively treated, placed in a chokehold, handcuffed and choked, then he was ...
Breton, Frankie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV09247,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 10, 2018, ended August 5, 2020
$67,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff got into an altercation with another individual who allegedly stabbed him. Plaintiff flagged down a police car and other Defendant officers responded to the individuals 911 call and instead arrested Plaintiff for attempted assault in the first degree. The case was dismissed against the Plaintiff as self-defense.
Rodriguez, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00744,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 4, 2016, ended October 15, 2018
$52,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff as he was entering his building, arrested him, took him to the 33rd precinct and told him he would be charged with disorderly conduct. Plaintiff was then charged with sale of a controlled substance relating to an incident that occurred two weeks prior. The charge was eventually dismissed on the DA's motion.
Daniels, Lindsay vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02251,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 3, 2015, ended August 5, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 27, 2012, while Plaintiff was lawfully present in front of her residence, Defendant Rivas exited his vehicle and approached Plaintiff without legal excuse or warning and illegally searched Plaintiff by putting his hands inside of her front pockets. Defendants Arico, Regan, Baboolal, and McGrath was observing and failed to intervene. Defendant Rivas applied handcuff to Plaintiff and arrested her. Plaintiff was then transported to the 33rd Precinct by Defendant Rivas and Defendant Arico or Regan. Plaintiff was held there for several hours before she was transferred to the Central Booking, where she was held for some additional hours.
About twenty-four hours after her arrest, Plaintiff was arraigned in ...
Parker, Edward vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01348,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 19, 2013, ended October 29, 2013
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 3, 2012, NYPD Officers Fredy Cruz, Brendan Regan, and Richard Baboolal arrested Plaintiff for selling cocaine without any basis to do so. After Plaintiff's arrest the officers failed to communicate to the District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff possessed a sum of currency less than the street value of the cocaine seized from an individual seen engaging with Plaintiff. Officer Regan knew that Officer Cruz was not in a position to observe the alleged drug sale but nonetheless signed the criminal complaint relying on Cruz's misrepresentations. Plaintiff was held in jail for approximately 1 week before being released. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.
Alicea v. City of New York et al
Case # 13CV07073,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Second Amended Complaint
