Johnny A. Orellana

Lawsuits

Named in 8 known lawsuits, $224,500 total settlements.

Reyes, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820491/2024E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 13, 2024

Alcantra-Santiago, Julio vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 800693/2023E, Supreme Court - Bronx, January 19, 2023
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2022, Plaintiff was lawfully in a Hard Rock Cafe at E 161st Street, Bronx, NY. Defendants Officers approached plaintiff and asked him for his ID. Plaintiff provided defendant Orellana with his police ID. Defendant Officers removed Plaintiff from the establishment, where he had been eating with his family, and took him to the 44th Precinct, and detained for thirteen hours. Defendant Orellana provided the Bronx County DA with false and misleading information that Plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff was detained at Bronx Central Booking for an additional fifteen hours before he was arraigned and released on recognizance. His arrest and detention caused Plaintiff to be suspended by the NYPD with...

Phillips, Wendell vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809445/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 30, 2022, ended December 26, 2024
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 26, 2021, Wendell Phillips (Plaintiff) had brought a motorcycle, via pick-up truck, to the motorcycle mechanic shop. Upong arriving, defendant Officers got out of an unmarked police vehicle and approached the shop and demanded paperwork on Plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff informed defendants that their documentation was at home and that they only brought the bike to the motorcycle mechanic shop for repairs. Additional officers arrived in unmarked vehicles and, acting in concert, grabbed plaintiff by his arms and told Plaintiff to remove his hand(s) from his motorcycle. Plaintiff obeyed Defendant Officer’s orders; however, defendants grabbed Plaintiff from behind, grabbed Plaintiff by the arm, and push...

Meier, Eric vs P.O. Gargir, Adam, et al.
Case # 026120/2015E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 10, 2015

Tippins, Terrance, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05729, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 19, 2015, ended March 21, 2017
$97,000 Settlement
Complaint, Original Complaint
Description: Officers showed up at the residence asking Terrance Trippin if they can enter, never giving a reason nor showing a warrant, therefore he refused. Seeing police officers at the door his sister Shantell came to the door to get inside the house and see what was going on once he opened the door officers grabbed him and shoved him to the pavement. They handcuffed him, arrested him never reading him his Miranda rights, and took him to the precinct. Shantell was also grabbed but thanks to neighbors yelling she was pregnant they did not shove her to the ground. Her son witnessed from across the street and came running to aide his mother and he was also grabbed and shoved to the ground and taken to the precinct. Terran...

Jordan, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06364, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 14, 2015, ended May 21, 2018
Zero Disposition
Amended Complaint, Complaint, Second Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment, tackled him to the ground, and assaulted him. Officers searched the apartment and found prescription medication that belonged to Plaintiff's wife. Officers arrested Plaintiff and charged him with 220.03, "which terminated in Plaintiff's favor"

Diggs, William, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 305018/2013, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 3, 2013, ended June 24, 2014
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint

Dozier v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV04690, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$22,500 Settlement
12-cv-04690-BSJ-HBP.pdf