Named in 9 known lawsuits, $188,200 total settlements.
Rivera, Ramon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029417/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 15, 2019, ended March 7, 2022
$82,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2018, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of 755 Coster Street, in Bronx, New York, doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting in a suspicious way. Defendant NYPD officers, without any probable cause, approached the plaintiff and summarily stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. The plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody and was maliciously prosecuted. He suffered physical and emotional pain and injuries.
Floyd, Corey vs City of New York
Case # 029109/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 8, 2018, ended August 9, 2019
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 14, 2017, at approximately 2:00 p.m., PLAINTIFF was lawfully in the vicinity of 894 Rogers Place, Bronx, New York, when he was approached by Lieutenant Charles Hyland, Police Officer John Doe, and Police Officer John Roe. Without any warrant, probable cause, or reasonable suspicion, the officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained PLAINTIFF in an aggressive and excessive manner.
PLAINTIFF was subjected to a strip search while in custody, and the officers knew their actions lacked legal justification. PLAINTIFF was falsely arrested, arraigned, and maliciously prosecuted. He was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances until all charges ...
Ramirez, Pedro vs City of New York
Case # 027618/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 2, 2018, ended August 31, 2020
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 14, 2017, at around 2:00 p.m., Pedro Ramirez was stopped by Detective Ariel Marte and Officers John Doe and John Roe near Rogers Place and East 163rd Street in the Bronx. The officers approached Ramirez without a warrant or clear legal cause. They forcibly detained him, searched him aggressively, and conducted a strip search while in custody. Ramirez was arrested, taken to a Bronx police station, and processed with fingerprints and photos. He was charged with a crime and held for over 24 hours before his release. Ramirez faced multiple court appearances before all charges were eventually dismissed. He suffered physical injuries during the arrest and emotional stress from the legal ordeal. The officers’ ...
Rodriguez, Angelina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03689,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 19, 2016, ended July 7, 2017
$4,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff's son was arrested by defendant officers for allegedly possessing and selling marijuana to UC 276. Officers went to Plaintiff's apartment and demanded she give them his cell phone. Since Plaintiff refused, defendant officers obtained and executed a search warrant at her apartment and locked her out. Officers refused to give the key back until she agreed to answer questions regarding her son's cell phone. The charges against her son were later dismissed.
Dawes, Durven vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01303,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 17, 2016, ended April 16, 2019
$5,700 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped by defendant officers and asked for drugs. Plaintiff said he didn't have any but was still searched, assaulted, and brought into custody where he was strip-searched. Defendant officers also confiscated Plaintiff's asthma medication resulting in him being hospitalized. Plaintiff was charged with (unspecified) crimes that were later dismissed by DA's motion.
Lauderdale, Curtis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01486,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 27, 2015, ended March 19, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On April 26, 2014, as plaintiff was standing outside a bar, defendant officer in plainclothes approached him and asked him if he had any drugs to sell. Plaintiff replied in the negative. A few minutes later, defendants approached plaintiff, handcuffed him tightly and placed him under arrest. Defendants fabricated evidence to justify his arrest. As a result of this false arrest, plaintiff spent 15 months incarcerated before being released from custody. Plaintiff was ultimately acquitted of all charges at trial.
Jones, Branden vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00971,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 11, 2013, ended June 3, 2013
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 14, 2012 Plaintiff Branden Jones's walking around 152nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue when Defendant Officers John Doe 1-5 without probable cause or reasonable suspicion stopped Plaintiff and his two friends. They detained them in handcuffs, searched and harassed them, then held Plaintiff in custody for over 12 hours without justification. Plaintiff was falsely charged with Unlawful Assembly. Plaintiff was told that Defendant officers were "just trying to clear the streets" and that he would be released eventually.
Edwin Gonzalez v. City of New York et al
Case # 160484/2015,
Supreme Court - New York
Wong v. City of New York et al
Case # 15CV06229,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$1,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: An undercover officer approached a male who was standing on his own away from Plaintiff. The male exchanged currency for marijuana. Other officers then attempted to arrest the other males in a group nearby the male and searched and handcuffed Plaintiff. Plaintiff was brought to the 5th precinct and charged with Criminal Sale of Marijuana in the Fourth Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, which were later ACD'd.