Named in 10 known lawsuits, $320,000 total settlements.
Candelaria, Jose vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809977/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 6, 2025, ended November 3, 2025
$35,000 Settlement
Burks, Isaiah & Guzman, Alexander vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804099/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 21, 2025, ended September 11, 2025
$90,000 Settlement
Phillibert, Khani vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 818732/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 19, 2024, ended May 27, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 16, 2024 Plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of an intersection when Det. Joseph Higgins, Det. Ezequiel Martinez, PO John Doe, and PO John Roe stopped Plaintiff on the basis of his race and summarily assaulted, battered, searched, and arrested him without legal justification. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and maliciously prosecuted, compelling Plaintiff to return to court multiple times over an extended period until all charges against him were terminated. Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.
Soto, Shawn vs Cityof Ny, et al.
Case # 800697/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 19, 2023, ended March 15, 2024
$24,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 24, 2022, as the plaintiff exited a store, defendant police officers grabbed and searched him without reasonable cause. Despite finding no contraband or illegal items on the plaintiff, the defendant officers detained him in a van for two hours and subsequently made an unlawful arrest. Upon arrival at the precinct, when the plaintiff requested medical assistance, the defendant officers disregarded his request. Additionally, defendant Detective Ezequiel Martinez provided the District Attorney's office with false, misleading, and incomplete information, alleging that the plaintiff had committed a crime on January 13, 2022, with the malicious intent to initiate prosecution against the plaintiff. The crimin...
Alicea, Luis vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810432/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 18, 2022, ended May 9, 2024
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2020, Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of a building in Bronx when Defendants, including EZEQUIEL MARTINEZ and other unknown police officers, immediately and aggressively approached Plaintiff and, without identifying themselves as police officers, grabbed Plaintiff while he was taking his daughter upstairs, causing Plaintiff to experience shock and emotional distress. They conducted an illegal and humiliating search of Plaintiff’s person and then violently applied metal handcuffs. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct where he was subjected to an extreme and humiliating inspection. He was transported the Central Booking where he stayed 43h. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted...
Mccallum, Douglas vs Police Dept, Nyc
Case # 22CV00081,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 7, 2022, ended August 19, 2024
$41,000 Settlement
Complaint
Pabon, Johnnie vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801380/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 28, 2022
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2020, at around 9PM, Plaintiff was on his way to a store to purchase ice cream when he was stopped, thrown to the ground, and assaulted by Defendant Officer Martinez, Defendant Officer Nin, and other Defendant officers. The Defendants struck Plaintiff, punching him and kicking him in the face, head, body, back, arms, and legs. Plaintiff experienced substantial pain in his face, head, body, back, arms, and legs. The Defendants knew that Plaintiff had not engaged in any criminal conduct and allowed Plaintiff to be arrested anyway.
He was strip-searched at the Bronx police precinct, and nothing unlawful or illegal was recovered. Plaintiff received treatment at a local Bronx hospital for pain he ...
Millan, Andy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021312/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 6, 2018, ended July 26, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 1, 2016, Plaintiff Andy Millan was lawfully present in the vicinity of East 147th Street and Third Avenue, in the Bronx, New York. Defendants, several NYPD Officers, which include Officer Ezequiel Martinez (Shield No. 29845) and Officer Jose Gordian (Shield No. 19453), summarily stopped, frisked, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner—absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. Specifically, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search by Defendants during the incident and sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries. Following his arrest, Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was re...
Tiburcio, Luis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 303264/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 24, 2014
Hill, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01145,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 4, 2013, ended September 4, 2013
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 4, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at an apartment building on 428 E 157th St to visit his friend. Two officers, including Defendant Ezequiel Martinez, stopped Plaintiff as he exited the building to ask why he had been in the apartment building. Without any attempt to verify his explanation, the officers arrested Plaintiff and took him to the 40th Precinct, where he was strip searched and held for almost 48 hours in custody until he was released without charges. Defendant officers also asked a white man what he was doing in the building, when he said he lived there the officers let him go without verifying.
On March 8, 2011 Plaintiff Kevin Hill was at 320 East 156th St to visit another friend, when he w...