Named in 5 known lawsuits, $129,501 total settlements.
Jackson, Sylvio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 800771/2022E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 1, 2022
Complaint
Description: On August 27, 2018, the Mr. Sylvio Jackson (Plaintiff) was aggressively approached by Stephen Oswald, Diony Fernandez and John or Jane Doe 1-10 (Defendants) and unlawfully stopped the Plaintiff by grabbing his bodies and limbs despite possessing no legal basis to do so and without possessing any credible evidence regarding the commission of any crime or offense, including Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, or any related charges. The defendants proceeded to physically restrain Plaintiff while violently contorting his arms behind his back before finally affixing metal handcuffs to Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively tight fashion, which caused Plaintiff to sustain substantial physical pain and injur...
Ramos, Frances vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022339/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 19, 2020, ended February 14, 2022
$2,500 Settlement
Ramos, Frances vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022345/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2020, ended February 14, 2022
$9,000 Settlement
Salas, Juan C. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021595/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 12, 2018, ended June 6, 2022
$110,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 18, 2017, Plaintiff Juan Salas was at 513 Concord Avenue, Bronx, in the 2nd floor theater, when Defendant Officers Oswald, Fernandez, and John Does assaulted and battered Plaintiff. Defendant officers falsely arrested Plaintiff, as part of a policy that encourages unlawful stops, unlawful searches, false arrests, and the fabrication of evidence and perjury.
Doyle, Isiah vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV08021,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 9, 2017, ended May 10, 2018
$8,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2017, as plaintiff was leaving a nightclub, defendants arrived at the location and started detaining patrons. From across the street, plaintiff began to film the interactions using his cell phone. Defendant Officer Campbell, along with the other named defendants, approached
plaintiff, told him to stop filming, and tackled him to the ground.
Plaintiff was handcuffed and transported to the 40th precinct, where he was searched. Upon asking defendants for their badge numbers, defendants escorted plaintiff to the bathroom, where they proceeded to punch him in the face and smash his head against the bathroom wall. While plaintiff was released the following day, his cell phone was never returned to hi...