Named in 4 known lawsuits, $192,500 total settlements.
Batiz, Marlon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 802146/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 11, 2022, ended December 5, 2022
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 20, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Prospect Avenue and East 163rd Street in Bronx County. At approximately 10:30 pm, Defendants Rodriguez, Mobarek, Crosby, Doe, and Roe approached Plaintiff for no reason. Defendant officers did not have a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subject to a strip search without any legal reason or justification. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime.
Holmes, Darnell vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 814755/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2021
Complaint
Description: On October 28, 2020, Plaintiff was asked by Detective Lawrence Bray to assist in a police investigation of a shooting that occurred sometime prior thereto and
instructed to contact Bray any time that Plaintiff observed an individual whom
Bray suspected was involved in the shooting. Pursuant to that request, Plaintiff contacted Bray and informed him that the Subject Bray was looking for was present. Bray then instructed Plaintiff to get in his car with the Subject, and Plaintiff did so. Defendants, including PO Mark Mobarek and Detective Lawrence Bray, , absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, approached Plaintiff for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabb...
Smith, Hakeem, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034558/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 3, 2020, ended April 28, 2022
$100,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 13, 2020, around 10:00 PM, near East 165th Street and Bryant Avenue, Bronx, Defendant Officers Mark Mobarek, Lauren Moriarty, John Doe, and John Roe approached Plaintiffs Hakeem Smith, Attim Walker, and Tarrell Austin for no reason and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained them (stop and frisk). While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiffs were subjected to a strip search and assault of his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiffs were falsely arrested and incarcerated for over 24 hours prior to release, after arraignment at Bronx Criminal Court, and were then required to make numerous court appearances before their charges were terminated.
Gooden, Jerome vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026734/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 2, 2020, ended July 19, 2021
$2,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 23, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of E. 174th St. and Bryant Ave, Bronx, NY. Defendants approached plaintiff for no reason, and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.