Named in 6 known lawsuits, $125,000 total settlements.
Ayala, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032710/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 13, 2020
Complaint
Description: On or about August 9, 2017, at approximately 5:30 AM, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested at Plaintiff residence in Bronx, New York, by Police Officer Elias Robinson and other unnamed officers. The officers entered Plaintiff's home, handcuffed Plaintiff, and transported Plaintiff to the 41st Precinct, where Plaintiff was confined in a cell with several other prisoners. While detained at the precinct, Plaintiff was strip-searched, and no illegal substances or items were found. Despite this, Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally using drug paraphernalia. The case was dismissed on October 18, 2018, after numerous court appearances.
Ayala, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025430/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 23, 2019
Irizarry,gregory vs City of New York et al.
Case # 021580/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 11, 2019, ended September 16, 2019
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 23, 2018, in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue
and Simpson Street, County of Bronx, State of New York, the lawsuit alleges that police officers Robinson, Green, Doe, and Roe arrested the plaintiff, Gregory Irizarry without a warrant, probably cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. They approached him for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations, and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Irizarry was also subjected to a strip search and fingerprinting without legal reason or justification after he was placed in custody, and after he was arraigned, he remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to...
Rivera, Hector vs City of New York
Case # 029112/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, August 8, 2018, ended April 11, 2019
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 24, 2017, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Hector Rivera was near 963 Prospect Avenue in the Bronx when several NYPD officers, including Officer Elias Robinson, stopped him. The officers, without a warrant, probable cause, or clear legal justification, forcibly detained Rivera. They searched and frisked him aggressively and then placed him under arrest. While in custody, Rivera was subjected to a strip search. He was taken to a police station, fingerprinted, photographed, and held for over 24 hours.
Following his arrest, Rivera was charged with a crime that required multiple court appearances over several months. On June 5, 2018, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against him. Th...
Acosta, Maria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 036376/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 28, 2017, ended September 7, 2018
$52,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about May 16, 2017, Plaintiff was stopped, questioned, searched, seized, handcuffed and arrested in an excessive manner with excessive force by NYPD Officer Elias Robinson and 2 other unknown officers without probable cause or a warrant. While in custody, the officers pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched and humiliated the Plaintiff. As a result, Plaintiff suffered permanent bodily injury to her neck, head, back, body and limbs, was forced to incur medical expenses and will be prevented from attending her usual occupation and duties. The criminal action against the Plaintiff continued for an extended period of time by the officers with malice and bad faith. All charges were terminated in ...
Colon, Mariana vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021786/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 8, 2017, ended November 2, 2017
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint,
Summons/Complaint
Description: On May 24, 2016, PF was lawfully in the vicinity of Southern Blvd. and Aldus Avenue, County of Bronx, City and State of New York. At approximately 6:00 p.m., POs Robinson, Estevez, Doe and Roe, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause or any legal justification approached PF and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained PF in aggressive and excessive manner. PF was stopped, questioned, searched and seized solely on the basis of her age and/or race and for no legal or legitimate reason. While in custody of DFs, PF was intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuff...