Named in 2 known lawsuits, $18,500 total settlements.
Bloch, Travis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021459/2015E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 17, 2015
Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2014 Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Third Avenue when POs Ronald Kowalski, Luis Mercedes, Eric Calderon, John Doe, and John Roe approached and summarily stopped, grabbed, assaulted, battered, detained, and searched Plaintiff without legal justification as part of a racially-motivated arrest quota system. Plaintiff was falsely imprisoned, subjected to a strip search, and maliciously prosecuted. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours until his release and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably. Plaintiff was deprived of his liberty, subjected to scorn, ridicule, embarrassment, and ...
Gonzalez, Mark and Gonzalez, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 307460/2008,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 10, 2008, ended July 29, 2013
$18,500 Settlement