Named in 3 known lawsuits, $405,000 total settlements.
Keith, Jaquan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 523192/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 19, 2024
Complaint
Description: On August 27, 2021, the Plaintiff, Jaquan Keith, was unlawfully searched, falsely arrested, and subjected to excessive force by Defendants NYPD Officer Antonio Dinuzzo, Christopher Rodrigues, Lieutenant Juan Lopez, while questioning him about a traffic ticket he received earlier for driving through a red light when he did not drive through a red light. The Defendant officers, angered by his questioning, Tasered him twice and continued to use excessive force, including punching him while he was handcuffed. At no time relevant herein did Plaintiff threaten or pose a threat to the defendants’ safety, and the defendants did not have any legal basis to subject Plaintiff to the use of force and/ or shoot him with a ...
Rodriguez, Thomas vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 531585/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 9, 2023
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2023, Mr. Thomas Rodriguez (plaintiff) was assaulted and battered by Police Officer Antonio Dinuzzo and John Does (defendants) by punching the plaintiff in the face and repeatedly punching, beating, striking and pounding his body. The plaintiff was then immediately handcuffed without reading his Miranda rights and informing him of the reason of his arrest. None of the police officers arriving at the scene provided any help or assistance to the plaintiff. The defendants removed the plaintiff from the scene in handcuffs and brought him to the 73rd Precinct, and the plaintiff was imprisoned, confined and detained in a jail cell. Due to the plaintiff’s injury, the plaintiff was taken to Interfaith Medic...
Alston, Cardell, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV03665,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 22, 2022, ended December 26, 2024
$405,000 Settlement
Complaint