Named in 8 known lawsuits, $247,250 total settlements.
Chamlee, Jamal vs City of New York,et al.
Case # 161388/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, November 13, 2015
Complaint
Description: On or about December 6, 2011 PO Ivan Rodriguez, Det. Shannon Brooks, Det. Jorge Tobon, Det. Angus Mackenze, and PO Winston Favis forcibly entered Plaintiff's residence by breaking down the door with a battering ram. POs had no warrant to search or arrest, or other legal justification. Plaintiff and other occupants were falsely arrested. POs' stated reason for breaking into the apartment was the smell of marijuana smoke in the hallway. After arrest of the occupants, PO Ivan Rodriguez applied for a search warrant without noting that he had already gained entry to the residence and that the occupants had already been arrested. On or about November 8, 2012 Plaintiff was convicted and sentenced to prison. On August ...
Reyes, Roger vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 157200/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, July 24, 2014, ended September 7, 2016
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 18, 2013, in NY, NY, defendants stopped, seized, and searched plaintiff. Defendants pushed plaintiff, threw him against a police vehicle, and applied handcuffs. Defendants arrested and imprisoned plaintiff at various locations, including a police precinct and Central Booking, until plaintiff was released from custody one week later. On July 19, 2013, defendants initiated a criminal prosecution against plaintiff. Plaintiff was required to appear in court. On February 13, 2014, criminal charges against plaintiff were dismissed favorable to plaintiff.
Polanco, Joel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156090/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, June 23, 2014, ended September 16, 2014
$21,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 28, 2014 Plaintiff was present with his friend at a fast food restaurant, ordered a menu item, and received change back. Plaintiff did not have any conversation with any person other than his friend and the cashier, and did not have any prescription medications on him. Plaintiff sat in the restaurant for approximately 10 minutes when Det. Alexander Kalogiros, Det. Ivan Rodriguez, Det. Thomas Pesick, and PO John Doe approached and told him to leave the restaurant. Plaintiff did so and was arrested and searched upon exiting. Plaintiff asked why he was arrested and officers brought him to a handcuffed individual in a patrol van. Plaintiff had never seen this individual before, and the individual stated...
Derieux, Reynaldo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06379,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 16, 2013, ended March 21, 2014
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully reading his emails in a computer store when Defendants, who are NYPD Detectives assigned to Narcotics Borough Manhattan North, falsely arrested Plaintiff for an alleged sale of a controlled substance. Plaintiff did not sell illegal drugs at all. Plaintiff was taken to the 33rd Precinct, where Defendants interrogated him about neighborhood drug dealers. Defendants agreed to illegally strip-search Plaintiff and misrepresent that they recovered drugs from him during the search, although they did not recover anything illegal from him. In the precinct, Defendant McNulty falsely charged Plaintiff with the sale and possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken to...
Taveras, Romulo as Png of T., R., vs P.O. Daliz, Angel, et al.
Case # 13CV03038,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 8, 2013, ended February 11, 2015
$41,250 Settlement
Complaint,
Second Amended Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2012, 14 NYPD Officers broke down the door to Plaintiffs' residence pursuant to a fraudulently and maliciously obtained search warrant. NYPD Officer Jackson placed all the Plaintiffs under arrest. Plaintiff Romulo Taveras was thrown to the floor and rear handcuffed. Plaintiff Rami Taveras was pulled from his bed, thrown to the floor, held down at gunpoint, and handcuffed. The residence was searched for several hours before the defendants realized that they had made a mistake, released the Plaintiffs, and voided their arrests.
Prado, Frankie, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04239,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 30, 2012, ended September 4, 2015
Zero Disposition
Guzman, Sunilda, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01216,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 10, 2012, ended September 10, 2013
$35,000 Settlement
Betts v. Rodriquez et al
Case # 15CV03836,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: Plainclothes Officers approached Plaintiff without identifying themselves, so he began to run for his safety when Officers tackled him, handcuffed him, and brutally assaulted him and took him to a precinct. Officers forced Plaintiff to strip search then beat him again and sprayed him with mace. Officers threatened him not to tell the Captain.
