Named in 13 known lawsuits, $837,500 total settlements.
Quinones, Jose vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811957/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 3, 2025, ended April 28, 2026
$30,000 Settlement
Wilson, Sequan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804227/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 24, 2025, ended June 3, 2026
$45,000 Settlement
Rodriguez, Garry vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801808/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2025, ended July 1, 2025
$45,000 Settlement
Foster, Jalen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 814530/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 13, 2024, ended February 26, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On 2/1/24, in the Bronx, Defendants NYPD Officers DORCH, DOE and ROE, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, approached Plaintiff JALEN FOSTER for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was arraigned after him arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Thereafter, Plaintiff JALEN FOSTER 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.
Patillo, Wendell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 812479/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 30, 2022
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2021, Wendell Patillo (Plaintiff) was asleep in his apartment when defendant detectives broke the door and entered the plaintiff's aforementioned apartment, without probable cause without reasonable cost and without justification. Without any search warrant nor advise, the plaintiff was being arrested and detained, and was falsely charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia; criminal possession of a controlled substance and/or other crimes. The plaintiff was then transported by van to the 48th precinct against his will and was incarcerated. The plaintiff was then held a Central Booking, , and had seen a judge and released on his own recognizance.
Flowers, Antoine vs Sehl, Donald, et al.
Case # 22CV02766,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 28, 2022, ended August 6, 2024
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Betances, Enny vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808322/2022,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 3, 2022, ended October 13, 2022
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On Feb. 18, 2022, Defendants Dorch, DOE and ROE approached and arrested plaintiff without just cause. Upon arresting, Defendants Dorch, DOE and ROE took plaintiff to a police station in the county of Bronx and entered him on the records as under arrest. The plaintiff was held on a criminal charge. While in the custody of the defendants, the plaintiff was intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed by the defendants. As a result, plaintiff was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled and was and will be compelled to seek medical aid and attention and was and will be prevented from attending her usual occupation and duties. Plaintiff remained...
Rodriguez, Shellyne, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10815,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended September 18, 2024
$490,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiff participated in the "FTP4" protest in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This protest started before an 8 PM curfew that had been implemented by the NYC Mayor. At or around 7:45, before the curfew became effective, the NYPD "kettled" the protesters by forming blockades around them on all sides and thereby preventing them from leaving. At this time, Defendants Sehl, Nin, and two other officers approached and attacked plaintiff, shoving her face into a barrier, grabbing her by the hair, and punching her in the stomach. They then applied zip tie handcuffs to her wrist, tightened them so tightly as to cut off circulation, and arrested her. Plaintiff was then put into a van, wherein...
Williams, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034907/2019E,
Supreme Court, December 30, 2019
Complaint
Description: On August 4, 2017, at 3:35 P.M., Plaintiff William James was in the vicinity of 1802 Story Avenue, Apt. l E, in Bronx, NY. Defendants, including Fred Dorch and John or Jane Doe 1-10 illegally entered and searched the above-mentioned location without any arrest warrant. Defendants intentionally provided false information about the likely presence of firearms, weapons and ammunition to the District Attorney's officer or the presiding judge to justify a valid search warrant. Defendants also provided false information to influence prosecutors to wrongfully prosecute leading to Plaintiff's arrest and criminal prosecution. Despite searching with the intent to find firearms, weapons, or ammunition, the defendants foun...
Williams, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034907/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 30, 2019
Complaint
Description: On Aug 4, 2017, plaintiff was in an apartment in the Bronx when defendant officers John/Jane Doe 1-10 and Fred Dorch entered the apartment without a warrant and illegally searched both the apartment and the plaintiff. After finding no illegal items, and knowing that the plaintiff had not committed any crimes or violations of the law, defendant officers fabricated a lie that illicit items, including firearms and weapons, were recovered in order to falsely arrest the plaintiff and influence prosecutors to wrongfully prosecute him. In the process of the arrest, defendant officers, including Dorch, committed multiple assaults and batteries to the plaintiff.
Plaintiff was arrested and criminally prosecuted under th...
France, Cleament vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV09881,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2019, ended July 15, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2017, plaintiff was arrested by P.O.s Fred Dorch, Luis Angeles, and William Rojas while at his house. Upon arrest, plaintiff was taken outside, tightly handcuffed, and placed in a van. Plaintiff asked for the officers to loosen the handcuffs because they were cutting into his wrists, but P.O. Rojas threatened to double-cuff plaintiff. In the van, P.O. Angeles grabbed plaintiff by the neck and threw him to the floor face down. P.O.s Rojas and Angeles began punching and kicking plaintiff. P.O. Dorch appeared and observed as P.O. Rojas pulled plaintiff's pants and underwear down, grabbed plaintiff's buttocks, and inserted his hand up plaintiff's anus and rectum as P.O. Angeles held plaintiff do...
Lamberty, Alberto vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033205/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 12, 2019, ended December 10, 2020
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2019, NYPD defendant detective Fred Dortch, along with two unnamed NYPD officers, unlawfully stopped, searched, battered, handcuffed and arrested plaintiff in excessive fashion, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody by defendants, was arraigned and then maliciously prosecuted by defendants. As a result of this incident, plaintiff sustained severe and permanent physical injuries. received All charges against plaintiff were eventually dropped.
Saavedra, Yajaira vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV07491,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 16, 2019, ended November 5, 2021
$87,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 11, 2019, NYPD officers, including Detective Edgar Clases, Detective Donald Sehl, Sergeant Alberto Gonzalez, Detective Coty Green, Detective Nelson Nin, Detective Fred Dorch, and Sergeant Paul O’connor, were unlawfully conducting a narcotics surveillance operation in plaintiff's restaurant. Plaintiff protested the officers' presence and, in retaliation, the officers handcuffed her. Plaintiff was then arrested under the direction of Captain Steven Dixson and transported her to the 40th Precinct. After plaintiff was released from the precinct, officers retaliated against her by stationing an NYPD vehicle outside of her restaurant.
