Named in 6 known lawsuits, $3,737,500 total settlements.
Holder, Dean vs Mccarthy, Kevin, et al.
Case # 512581/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 26, 2018, ended August 31, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2015, plaintiff was arrested by defendant P.O.s McCarthy and Rolffot. The P.O.s had stopped plaintiff as he was walking down the street, and thereafter conducted a search of plaintiff. Approximately 2 hours prior to plaintiff's arrest, a complainant had reported a burglary incident. Surveillance footage reviewed by defendant Sgt. Henderson and Detective Defranco prior to their arrival at the scene of plaintiff's arrest clearly depicted the perpetrator of the burglary; the perpetrator was obviously not plaintiff. Henderson was nonetheless designated the arresting officer. Non-party Detective Lopez further alleged that he recovered a pipe with crack cocaine residue from plaintiff's shoe. Plaintif...
Lopez, Bobby, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151467/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, March 8, 2017, ended December 8, 2021
$3,512,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 16, 2016 Plaintiffs Lopez and Perez, who are brothers, were returning to a building. Plaintiff Lopez began to leave the building soon after entering to play basketball. Plaintiff Lopez saw multiple individuals in street clothes, later determined to be Det Paul Rivera, Lt. Fabian Sanchez, and POs Louis DeFranco and Jose G. Taveras, heading toward the entrance. Plaintiff Lopez held open the door for them with his back turned. POs abruptly rushed Plaintiff Lopez, wrapping their arms around his neck area, forcibly lifting him up, and pushing him forward in the air. Plaintiff Lopez fell approximately 15 feet and landed at the bottom of a step rise. POs then landed on top of Plaintiff Lopez, who at no point...
Mezar, Jude, et al. vs P.O. Defranco, Louis, et al.
Case # 515352/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 28, 2016
Complaint
Description: On an unspecified date, Officer Louis DeFranco and Officer “Williams,” along with unnamed officers, violently and falsely arrested two plaintiffs. Both plaintiffs were standing outside a bodega watching an altercation between a group of police officers and individuals across the street. Regarding Plaintiff 1, he was approached by a group of officers who wanted to arrest him. When Plaintiff 1 asked what he had done, Officer “Williams” punched him in the face twice in response. Plaintiff 1 fell to the ground, where Officer “Williams” struck him in the face again. As a result of these violent actions, Plaintiff 1 began bleeding. He was initially denied transport to a hospital. He was told by the officers that he w...
Carvajal, Francisco, Jr. as Adm of The Estate of Carvajal, Francisco, Sr. (deceased) vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV05410,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 29, 2016, ended May 30, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: An altercation was occurring involving a knife between the plaintiff and another civilian. The defendant officers were called to the scene, but when they arrived they panicked and opened fire killing both civilians.
Louissaint, Patterson vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 506523/2016,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 29, 2016
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2015, while lawfully present at the intersection of Newkirk and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn, NY, Plaintiff Patterson Louissant was assaulted and wrongfully arrested without warrant or probable cause by Defendant NYPD officers BENJAMIN LOPEZ (Shield 2437), LOUIS DEFRANCO and multiple unidentified officers. The complaint does not provide details of what led to this encounter or state for how long the Plaintiff was detained.
Trotman, Tinae I. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 013437/2014,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 17, 2014, ended July 9, 2018
$225,000 Settlement
