Named in 9 known lawsuits, $130,001 total settlements.
Quinonez, Roosevelt vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV04275,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 10, 2016, ended December 15, 2016
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff, accused him of throwing something in a nearby trash, and then walked over to the trashcan and returned with a ziplock bag containing a small amount of crack cocaine. Officers arrested Plaintiff and charged him with possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree but due to many inconsistencies and changing stories in the officer's case, the charges were dismissed.
Bolden, Mikail vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 304626/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 5, 2014
Vasquez, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03333,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 18, 2014, ended November 21, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff on the street, threw him against a wall and handcuffed him excessively tight, took him to the 25th Precinct and strip-searched him. Plaintiff charged with unspecified charges which were later dismissed.
Rivera, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 307210/2013,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 13, 2013, ended June 25, 2014
$20,000 Settlement
Martinez, Javier vs P.O. Henriquez, Homer, et al.
Case # 13CV08753,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 10, 2013, ended April 18, 2014
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 23, 2013, plaintiff, Javier Martinez, was lawfully present in the vicinity of Garrison Street and Irvine Street in the Bronx, New York. Without cause, the defendant NYPD officers lawfully stopped and searched Mr. Martinez. Plaintiff told the defendants that he had a hypodermic needle in his pocket that he had lawfully obtained from a licensed needle-exchange program. Plaintiff showed the defendants his membership card verifying his enrollment in the program. Pursuant to New York Penal Section 220.03, it is legal to possess a hypodermic needle, with or without residue, if it was lawfully obtained. Referring to plaintiff’s needle-exchange program membership card, one of the defendants stated, in sum and ...
Abraham, Cucuta vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00558,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 30, 2013, ended May 9, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Garnett, Kwame vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07083,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 16, 2013, ended November 21, 2014
$20,001 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint,
Order
Description: Defendant Neftali Betances arrested plaintiff while he was playing games in an electronics store in connection with a buy-and-bust drug transaction that allegedly occurred across the street 10 minutes earlier in the presence of defendant Undercover Officer C0039. Plaintiff had no involvement in the alleged buy-and-bust drug transaction. Jury found plaintiff not guilty of the only charge against him--criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Following his acquittal, plaintiff was release from custody, after being incarcerated for nearly eight months at Rikers.
Cucuta v. New York City Police Department et al
Case # 12CV05684,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Dismissed without Prejudice
Civil Judgment
Cucuta v. New York City Police Department et al
Case # 13CV01378,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Dismissed without Prejudice
Complaint
