Named in 15 known lawsuits, $136,900 total settlements.
Knight, Xavier vs City of New York
Case # 814432/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 20, 2023
Colon, Jose, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 809161/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 21, 2022
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2019, defendants unlawfully entered the residence of the plaintiffs despite not having a judicially authorized search warrant or any other legal authority to do so. Defendants entered Plaintiffs’ grandsons’ bedroom through his window via a ladder. Defendants approached Plaintiffs and proceeded to point their guns at them. Plaintiffs asked defendants to present a search warrant, and Plaintiffs’ requests were denied. Defendants moved Ms. Guzzardo into the living room of aforesaid vicinity, and placed Ms. Guzzardo under arrest without an arrest warrant and physically restrained her by handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion, which resulted in substantial pain and physical discomfort to Ms. Guzza...
Santiago, Earl vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 809934/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 27, 2021
Whitefield, Jahlil, et Al., vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV01742,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 26, 2021, ended January 31, 2022
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 10, 2019, plaintiffs were in a car and were trying to park by the curb behind a row of double parked cars. Plaintiff 1 was in the driver's seat of plaintiff 2's car. Plaintiff 2 has sickle cell anemia which causes him pain and prevents him from driving for large stretched. Plaintiffs stopped their vehicle to look for parking and to pick up a friend. Officers Anthony Saline and other unidentified officers approached the car. Plaintiffs gave license and registration to officers, who said they smelled marijuana and wanted to check the car. Plaintiffs explained they'd just been to a dispensary for plaintiff 2's prescription pain management. They said they had marijuana tincture in the car but it was sealed...
Maldonado, Ramon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 030131/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Quezada, Cristal vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 800196/2021,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 12, 2021
Complaint
Description: On May 2, 2019, plaintiff went to the scene of the arrest of her boyfriend at the intersection of Kingsbridge Rd and Briggs Avenue and was asked by unknown PO about her identification. Plaintiff informed the POs that her identification was inside her vehicle and walked back to her vehicle to retrieve her identification. Defendant Saline put his hands inside the window of plaintiff's car and broke the window to take her identification. Once the window was broken, defendants POs, including Saline and Doe 1 and Doe 2, dragged plaintiff out of her vehicle causing multiple cuts, abrasions and bruises about her and body. Plaintiff was handcuffed and taken to the 52th precinct and was eventually taken to central booki...
Holloway, Malik vs City of New York
Case # 033000/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 11, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 20, 2017 Plaintiff was a rear seated passenger of an automobile near the southeast corner of Webster Avenue of East 195th Street in the Bronx when Defendant Officers, without any reasonable suspicion, stopped the vehicle. Defendant Officers wrongfully searched the interior of the automobile and claimed without basis in law or fact, that Plaintiff was in possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested and all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on July 9, 2019.
Perocier, Edwin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035437/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 29, 2020
De La Hoz, Justin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023908/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 25, 2020
Lopez, Carol vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02502,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 25, 2020, ended May 25, 2023
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 3, 2019, Plaintiff was present in her home on 2527 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY, when she emerged outside to find Officers John Does 1-3 punching and hitting her son in the backseat of a police car. Plaintiff's son screamed for help, and when Plaintiff called out, one officer charged her and punched her in the head. Plaintiff then raised her hands above her head in submission. The officers yelled "Stop resisting", and one officer left the vehicle, slammed Plaintiff to the ground and handcuffed her. The initial officer then pulled out his gun and pointed it at Plaintiff. The officers placed Plaintiff in the car and brought her to the 52nd precinct for multiple hours of processing. She eventually was t...
Altreche, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020260/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 16, 2020
American United Transportation Inc vs Police Department, Nyc, et al.
Case # 032211-2019,
Civil Court - Kings, December 11, 2019, ended November 23, 2020
$6,900 Settlement
Williams-El, Belinda vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029731/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 4, 2019, ended April 26, 2022
$35,000 Settlement
Starkey, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 034271/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 21, 2018
Ramirez, Mike vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 031581/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, October 12, 2018, ended April 22, 2022
$17,500 Settlement