Named in 4 known lawsuits, $48,000 total settlements.
Bare, Ramon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157426/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2018, the plaintiff was a lawful passenger in his friend’s vehicle when they arrived at a location, where a man had asked to be dropped off. When the vehicle pulled into the parking lot, the individually named defendant police officers suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of its windows, forcefully and aggressively opened the doors, and physically removed the plaintiff and the other occupants. The defendant police officers assaulted and battered the plaintiff, subjecting him to excessive force by dragging him across the ground, causing bruises and cuts all over his body. Thereafter, the defendants unlawfully searched the plaintiff and the vehicle without probable cause or legal justificatio...
Martinez, Edickson vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157427/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, September 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On or about June 4, 2018 at approximately 3:00 p.m., at which time plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend in the vicinity of
13-39 College Point Blvd, Queens, New York, when officers Kathy Martinez, Bilal Ates, Scott Berger, Robert Smith, Laurance Laverty, Emrah Ates, Soltan Dobrossy, John Denora, John Salmieri, Washington Mosquera and undercover officer UC#C0249 (together the "defendants") suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of the windows of the vehicle, forcefully
and aggressively opened the doors of the vehicle, physically removed plaintiff from the vehicle, assaulted and battered plaintiff and subjected plaintiff to the use of excessive force and dragged plaintiff acro...
Russell, Horace vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01733,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 10, 2013, ended December 16, 2013
$23,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 3, 2012 , plaintiff Russell was lawfully present outside his place where he worked at 196 Rockaway Parkway . Plaintiff was unlocking the gate to an alleyway next to the building when Det. Mosquera , P.O. Connell and Det. Jackson approached and arrested plaintiff on narcotics charges despite knowledge that they lacked probable cause .
Tachimoto, Kyoko vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 503222/2012,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 10, 2012, ended November 18, 2014
$25,000 Settlement