Named in 14 known lawsuits, $331,502 total settlements.
Riley, Clayton vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV04732,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 8, 2024, ended March 17, 2025
$3,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 20, 2022, at E. Fordham Rd and Valentine Ave, Bronx, NY, plaintiff was walking to a sneaker store. While walking, plaintiff was grabbed by defendants. Defendants tightly handcuffed plaintiff with his hands behind his back. Defendant officers subjected plaintiff to an illegal search. Defendants forcibly placed plaintiff inside their police vehicle and transported him to the 46th Precinct. Defendants subjected plaintiff to an illegal search but did not recover any contraband. Defendants continued to detain plaintiff. After a lengthy period of time, plaintiff was issued a DAT. Defendants met with Bronx prosecutors and falsely stated plaintiff committed crimes. Defendants later forwarded falsified police re...
Guerra, Leotaud vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816563/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 13, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about May 8, 2020, Plaintiff was chatting with a friend when Defendant Sergeant Elvin Pichardo, Defendant Police Officers Ely Gonzalez, Peter Quatrale, Ramon Garcia, and John Does stopped Plaintiff, handcuffed, and arrested him. Plaintiff was not engaged in any criminal or unlawful conduct and was not in possession of a controlled substance. On October 23, 2020, after numerous court appearances, all charges against Plaintiff were dropped.
Brisbane, Wayne vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV10676,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 21, 2023, ended September 19, 2024
$4,000 Settlement
Complaint
Robinson, Kyle vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV05917,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 3, 2023, ended July 9, 2024
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: John Doe and Jane Doe #1-6 arrested Plaintiff without cause at or within the vicinity of 340 Fordham Road, with charging of various crimes of fraudulent accosting, promoting gambling in the second degree, possession of a gambling device and Loitering. The plaintiff did not commit any offenses. P.O.S tightly handcuffed the plaintiff and illegally searched the Plaintiff. P.O.S forcibly placed the Plaintiff inside their police vehicle and transported the Plaintiff to NYPD 46th Precinct. While at the Precinct, P.O.S illegally and unlawfully searched for the Plaintiff. Due to P.O. S’ false statement to the prosecutors, prosecutors initiated criminal actions against the Plaintiff. Upon arraignment, the Plaintiff was...
Breton, Frankie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805535/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 20, 2023
Complaint
Description: On March 30, 2018, Plaintiff Frankie Breton was approached by Defendant officers Elvin Pichardo and Valdrin Nikqi, who attempted to hand Plaintiff a plastic tube that contained marijuana. Plaintiff declined to accept the plastic tube, which fell to the ground, spilling marijuana onto the sidewalk. Plaintiff was physically seized by Defendants Pichardo and Nikqi without probable cause or reasonable suspicion.
Plaintiff was placed under arrest, handcuffed, led to the unmarked car and brought
to the 46th Precinct in the Bronx. At the 46th Precinct, Defendant Nikqi created police reports falsely claiming that Breton possessed a loaded firearm, marijuana and a plastic tube. As a result of the false police reports an...
Holley, Anthony, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV01838,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 16, 2023, ended July 9, 2024
$60,002 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 13, 2019, Plaintiffs were arrested by officers Ramon J. Garcia, Thomas A. Accomando, Freddy A. Pichardo, Elvin A. Pichardo, and 5 unnamed officers. Plaintiffs were brothers who were, prior to the arrest, in the area to meet with some of their friends. Officers in street clothes first ran up to one plaintiff and forcibly grabbed him from the back. Then, the officers slammed that plaintiff's head on a nearby trash can. When the other plaintiff inquired as to what was going on, officers forcibly grabbed the other plaintiff from the back and tightly handcuffed him. Officers also tightly handcuffed the first Plaintiff. Both plaintiffs experienced pain and numbness in their hands. In arresting the pl...
Wilson, Sequan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 815834/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 26, 2022, ended April 5, 2023
$90,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 25, 2020, at about 9:45 p.m., Plaintiff Sequin Wilson was lawfully in the vicinity of East 184th Street and Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Defendant Police Officer Ashley McCormack, Defendant Police Sergeant Elvin Pichardo, Defendant Police Officer Daniel Castro and several unnamed defendant officers of the NYPD, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, approached the Plaintiff for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury and perjury, stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of defendants wit...
Guerra, Leotaud vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816562/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 6, 2021, ended December 12, 2025
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 17, 2020, Plaintiff was on his way to a local store in Bronx when he was wrongfully stopped, handcuffed, and arrested by defendants officers Pichardo, Garcia, and Does. Plaintiff was transported to the 46th precinct when he was strip searched and held in a cell for serveral hours. Plaintiff was then transported to the Bronx County Central Booking. At no point Plaintiff was found in possession of a controlled substance. On April 18, 2020, Plaintiff was arraigned and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree and other charges. After the arraignment, Plaintiff was released but asked to come back for court appearance,s until October 23, 2020, when the case wa...
Diallo, Mohamed vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031500/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 8, 2020, ended January 3, 2022
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 1, 2020 Mohamed Diallo ("Plaintiff") was stopped,
handcuffed and arrested by Police Officer Ramirez, Sergeant Elvin Pichardo, Police Officers John Doe ("Defendants").
The Plaintiff was subject to verbal abuse prior to being falsely arrested and transported to the 46 precinct where he was strip searched and falsely imprisoned which resulted in the unreasonable deprivation of liberty without
due process of law. The Plaintiff was the subject of malicious prosecution when he was charged with Criminal Sale of a Marijuana in the Fourth Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. The case was dismissed.
The Defendants actions were unjustified and done with actual malice and wanton indifference...
Santos, Thomas, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033239/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 6, 2019, ended August 16, 2021
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 5, 2018, near 1760 Andrews Avenue, defendant police officers Quatrale, Pichardo and two other unnamed officers, without warrant or cause, stopped, searched, questioned and arrested the plaintiffs who were seated in a parked vehicle. The plaintiffs were strip searched while at custody. The defendant officers falsely claimed that the plaintiffs were in possession of lit marijuana cigarette. All charges against the plaintiffs ultimately dismissed.
Deleon, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09804,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 8, 2016, ended November 18, 2020
$1,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was arrested on the street based on a sale observation by Defendant officer Delacruz. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed, taken to the 34th precinct, strip searched, and charged with Sale of a Controlled Substance, which was later dismissed.
Delacruz, Vizandri, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07374,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 23, 2015, ended February 28, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were violently arrested by Officers based on observations by Officer Pichardo. Plaintiffs were brought to the 34th Precinct where Plaintiff 1 was released with a DAT and Plaintiff 2 was strip-searched and charged with crim sale and possession of marijuana, which were later dismissed. Plaintiff 3 was arrested in the same vicinity on a separate occasion, brought to the 34th Precinct, strip searched, and charged with false allegations that were later dismissed.
Delacruz et al v. the City of New York
Case # 16CV02570,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Amended Complaint
Description: On October 25, 2014, two out of the three plaintiff's were arrested. Delacruz (a minor at the time) she was yanked from the sidewalk and thrown against the ground and was tightly handcuffed. Delacruz was held for 7 hours until being released with a desk appearance ticket. On the same day, DeLeon was arrested on the same street for possession of marijuana and was falsely charged with criminal sale and possession of marijuana. He was taken to the 34th precinct where he was subjected to a strip search which included the anal cavity. On July 27, 2014, plaintiff Parra was on Arden Street when arrested and was transported to the 34th precinct where he was also subjected to a strip-search which included the anal cav...
Caceras v. City of New York et al
Case # 09CV08134,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$50,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
