Named in 4 known lawsuits, $38,000 total settlements.
Newsome, Tyre Fred vs Nyc Family Court, et al.
Case # 24CV05265,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 6, 2024
Suarez, Ivelise et al. vs City of New York et al.
Case # 020464/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 24, 2019
Complaint
Description: On or about December 19, 2017, in the Bronx, Defendants NYPD Officers Shawn Moynihan, Mariela Ortega, and John/Jane Doe I-4 jointly and severally in their capacity as police officers, wrongfully touched, grabbed, tased, handcuffed in an excessively tight fashion, and seized the Plaintiff IVELISE SUAREZ, causing her physical pain and mental suffering. At no time did the Defendants have legal cause to grab, handcuff, seize or touch the Plaintiff, nor did the Plaintiff consent to this illegal touching nor was it privileged by law. On or about December 19, 2017, the Defendants, armed police, while effectuating the seizure of the Plaintiff MARIA VILLALOBO, did search, seize, assault and commit a battery and grab th...
Montague, Ryhem vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029953/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 8, 2017, ended April 19, 2019
$23,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about August 16, 2016, Plaintiff was lawfully present on the sidewalk when he was approached by several Defendant NYPD officers. Plaintiff was improperly stopped, questioned, searched, detained, arrested, and confined without legal cause or justification by several Defendant NYPD officers, including P.O.s Mariela Ortega, Daniel Blake, and other unknown officers. The defendant officers then began to illegally search Plaintiff without any evidence, reached into Plaintiff's front pocket, and confiscated a legal pocket knife. Plaintiff was arrested for possession of an illegal knife, despite the knife in question being a legal one.
Diaz, Raymond vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV01844,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 11, 2017, ended August 29, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was just walking on the stress when the defendant officers approached the plaintiff and searched him. Nothing illegal was found on the plaintiff, but despite this the defendant officers handcuffed the plaintiff, arrested him, and took him to the nearest precinct. The defendant officers claimed the plaintiff was operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and that he also had a knife on him. He was charged with one count of criminal possession in the fourth degree and two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The charges were months later dismissed.
