Named in 7 known lawsuits, $161,500 total settlements.
Barnes, Kiana vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 803728/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 8, 2023, ended November 1, 2023
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2022, Defendant Police Officers Dooley, Doe, and Roe—absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification—approached Plaintiff for no reason—based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations—and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained her in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was arraigned after her arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over twenty-four hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against her were terminated in her favor. While in the custody of Defendants, Plaintif...
Bizzell, Kamiyah, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV05745,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 13, 2022, ended March 22, 2023
$96,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 20020, Kamiyah Bizzell, Gibran Johnson, and Keith Shenery were inside of Teamworkon3 Juices, a juice bar where they worked when over NYPD officers including Officers Dalia, Dooley, and Trahan entered along with Officers John/Jane Does 1-10. They stated they were investigating an alleged violation of Gov Cuomo's executive order prohibiting non-essential gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ms. Bizzel received a call from Mr. Calvin Brown, the business owner, who stated he was/would watch everything from the security cameras, which NYPD officer John Doe then unplugged. The officers then began searching the premises without a warrant, and claimed to have recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun, and arrested...
Lewis, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 151119/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, February 9, 2022, ended August 6, 2025
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 23, 2020, plaintiff Michael Lewis was operating a car. Police officers Dooley and another unidentified police officer stopped plaintiff and arrested him by handcuffing him. Plaintiff was held in a precinct where he was confined to a cell with numerous other male prisoners. Finally, all charges against plaintiff were dismissed.
Garcia, Maria vs Police Officer Mendez, Michael, et al.
Case # 155533/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, June 24, 2019
Complaint
Description: On June 23, 2016, plaintiff was lawfully inside her apartment at 1978 Madison Avenue, Apt. G2, New York, New York, when defendant NYPD police officers unlawfully entered the apartment without a valid warrant. The officers did not recover any drugs, weapons, or other contraband from the search, but nonetheless placed the plaintiff under arrest and transported her to the 25th Precinct. Before leaving the apartment, the defendants forced the plaintiff to put on her bra and panties in front of two male officers. At no time did the plaintiff commit a crime or violate the law in any manner. While at the precinct, the plaintiff was denied access to her medication for which she suffers from Lupus. Her Lupus began to fl...
Garcia-Rivera, Angel vs Police Officer Mendez, Michael, et al.
Case # 153836/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, April 29, 2019
Complaint
Description: On June 23, 2016, plaintiff was lawfully present inside his apartment when defendant-NYPD officers, including officers Michael Mendez (Shield No. 7126) and Robert Gould, Sergeant Vincent Rodriguez, Sergeant John Toscano, Detective Williams Dooley (Shield No. 12614), entered the premises without a valid or legally obtained warrant. The defendants proceeded to unlawfully search the apartment and residents inside. During the course of the search, defendants unlawfully seized $1,340 in tax refund money from the apartment, and damaged plaintiff's property -- including a television, shoes, and clothing -- with the approximate value of $2,000. Resulting from his arrest, defendant's seized and have not returned approxi...
Rivera, Carlos vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09850,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 12, 2016, ended November 1, 2016
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant undercover officers approached Plaintiff on the street with guns drawn, threw him against a wall, searched him, found his prescribed meds, arrested him, and took him to the 25th Precinct. Plaintiff was charged with 220.03 which was later dismissed.
Perez, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02571,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 11, 2014, ended August 14, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 30, 2013, Plaintiff was in the vicinity of 509 West 159th Street waiting with his friend for his friend's wife when Defendant Officers Reilly, Dooley, and other unknowns, accosted Plaintiff, demanded his identification, and illegally arrested him. Plaintiff was told to present identification because he was blocking pedestrian traffic into the building, but he was on the sidewalk away from the buildings doorway. False charges were filed by the Defendant Officers but only to be dismissed outright at a later date.