Named in 8 known lawsuits, $101,500 total settlements.
Waldron, Devonte vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV08315,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 24, 2024, ended June 15, 2026
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 9, 2023, Plaintiff, an African American male with mental and intellectual disabilities, was walking home after leaving a party in Lafayette Gardens, Brooklyn, when he was approached by five men wearing religious attire resembling that of Hasidic Jews. These men assaulted and battered him violently. Defendant NYPD Officers, including Police Officer Ortega and Captain Goodchild, were aware of the situation but failed to intervene. The Defendants also tried to dissuade Plaintiff from pressing charges against the 5 men because they are jewish and filing complaint against NYPD.
Gardner, Daniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 532139/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 6, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2020, at approximately 7 PM, Plaintiff was on a sidewalk in Kings County. At that time, Officer Padilla and other officers exited their police vehicle and illegally approached and stopped Plaintiff. Officer Padilla and the other officers aggressively grabbed Plaintiff’s head and body. The officers did not have legal justification for stopping Plaintiff nor a valid search or arrest warrant. They searched him unlawfully before placing excessively tight handcuffs on him, placing him in a police car and bringing him to an NYPD Precinct where he was illegally interrogated and then illegally detained in a dark and dirty cell before being transported to Central Booking and then to NYCDOC Correctional Facilit...
Breland, Dashawn vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 534442/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 23, 2022
Complaint
Description: On July 15, 2020, at approximately 12:30 AM, NYPD police officer Kevin Padilla and Jane and John Doe #s 1-10 (identities unknown) unlawfully stopped, searched, seized and arrested the plaintiff, Dashawn Breland, in the vicinity of 60 Glenmore Avenue, County of Kings, new York. During the unlawful arrest, the defendant officers physically restrained Mr. Breland, violently contorting his arms behind his back and placing handcuffs on him in an extremely tight fashion, which caused Mr. Breland to sustain substantial physical pain and injuries to his arms, hands and wrists.
Mr. Breland was transported to Police Service Area 2, where he was again subject to excessive force by being slammed facedown to the concrete ...
Cintron-Padilla, Noel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV08907,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 6, 2019, ended March 2, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 27, 2018, plaintiff was inside of his cousin's car with his cousin and friends. His cousin was in the driver's seat and the engine was on. Officers pulled up and told them they were stopped because the car was in front of a fire hydrant. The officers falsely claimed they smelled marijuana and then asked them all for identification. Plaintiffs cousin gave permission to search the car. When officers searched the trunk, plaintiff took issue as they could not see the search and officers could plant contraband. Plaintiff and the other men were then removed from the car, searched and placed under arrest. Plaintiff's cuffs were excessively tight and he requested they be loosened but was denied. Plaintiff was t...
Jenkins, Christopher, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 512431/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 10, 2019
Complaint
Description: On July 7, 2018, the plaintiff, Christopher Jenkins and Jessica Jenkins and Thomas M. Connor, were lawfully present at the intersection of Sutter Avenue and Rockway Avenue New York. The plaintiffs, were knowingly and intentionally assaulted and battered by defendants including officer Kevin Padilla and unidentified officers John and Jane Does. Defendants action were without probable cause and were not a result of appropriate arrest. The plaintiffs suffered serious injuries in various parts of the body, great pain, distress, mental shock, mental anguish and psychological trauma along with humiliation, shame, indignity, damage to reputation and credit and suffered emotional and physical distress. Defendant has de...
White, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06490,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 14, 2018, ended March 6, 2020
$4,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 7, 2017, at approximately 6:30pm, Officers Kevin Padilla (#16328), Gavier Almanzer (#9934), Patrick Casiano (#4363), Anthony Gecevice (#20437), Shemas Rehman (#2026), Rickey Deng (#15988), Daniel Olbrich, Sergeant Michael T. Nocerino (#491), John Doe, and Jane Doe arrested David White without cause and charged him with various crimes including loitering. The officers arrested Mr. White and tightly handcuffed him. Mr. White told the officers that the handcuffs were hurting him and pleaded with them to loosen the handcuffs. The officers then gave false testimony to the District Attorney, who prosecuted Mr. White. Every officer present at the time of the arrest knew that there was no evidenc...
Moore, Andre et al. vs Padilla, Kevin
Case # 509778/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 23, 2018
Settlement
Moore, Andre, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509776/2018,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 23, 2018, ended September 23, 2019
$17,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 22, 2017, Andre Moore and Shakeerna Davis ("plaintiff") were unlawfully and wrongfully arrested by non-party NYPD Police Officer Kevin Padilla and other non-party NYPD officers. These non-party officers entered into the plaintiffs residential building and subjected them to assault and battery before placing them in handcuffs for absolutely no reason, without just or probable cause, and without any warrant or legal process/
They were subsequently charged with loitering where charges were later dismissed.
