Victor Bruno

Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $105,001 total settlements.

Grell, Lisa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV09917, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 9, 2018, ended August 13, 2018
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers entered Plaintiff's residence without her permission or a warrant and the plaintiff was unlawfully arrested based on an 'i-card' and handcuffs were placed on excessively tight. Defendant Officer Friedman was told by Defendant Officer UC#0210 that the Plaintiff sold illegal substances which was a lie. Plaintiff was taken to the 120th Precinct, charged with criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which were later dismissed.

Harris, Ebone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06341, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 1, 2015, ended November 21, 2019
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint, Original Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers Luppino and Brooks pulled over Plaintiff's car, claimed to smell marijuana, and arrested her and searched the car. One of the officers touched her inappropriately during the arrest. Plaintiff was placed in a police car without a seat belt and then brought on a radio run police chase, causing her to become injured. Plaintiff was then taken to the 121st Precinct and charged with marijuana possession.

Morello, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06915, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 25, 2014, ended September 2, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2014, for no apparent reason, NYPD P.O.s including Detective Nikolaos Stefopoulos and others approached Plaintiff and immediately put him in handcuffs. With no lawful justification, they arrested him, transported him to the precinct and made false police reports on him.

Park, Chun Suk, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01524, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 22, 2013, ended October 3, 2013
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2012 plaintiff Young Ja Lee and Chun Suk Park were lawfully within their home asleep when NYPD officers dressed in riot gear, forcibly entered the home under the guise of an alleged search warrant. Despite the plaintiffs requests to see a search warrant, defendants refused to do so. The defendants screamed at plaintiffs and pointed guns in their face. The defendants then handcuffed plaintiffs while police ransacked their home leaving it in complete disarray. The officers recovered a small amount of cocaine zipped inside of non-party Christopher Lee's backpack. Mr. Lee informed the officers that the plaintiff's who are his grandmother and mother did not know about or possess the drugs. The officer...

Dorcean v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV04401, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$7,501 Settlement
First Amended Complaint, Stipulation