Recent Cases
FAILURE TO PROTECT BRISTOL POLICE
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
Client called 911 during a violent domestic dispute. We filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Bristol Police for their failure to respond. After the call the client was then assaulted in her home.
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
We filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Bridgeport Police for unlawfully detaining our client J.V. and illegally entering his home. The case has settled .
EXCESSIVE FORCE DETENTION BRIDGEPORT POLICE
UNLAWFUL SEIZURE and unlawful entry Bridgeport Police
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
AUGUST 2023 Client was unlawfully detained by the Bridgeport Police and suffered a fractured patella and fractured facial bones as a result of excessive force during his unlawful arrest.
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
Client was unlawfully detained as a result of the conduct of the Bridgeport Superior Court Clerk's office and the Connecticut Department of Correction. A federal civil rights action was filed on behalf of our client, Edgar Torres.
FALSE ARREST BRIDGEPORT POLICE
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
EXCESSIVE FORCE NEW FAIRFIELD POLICE
Client was falsely arrested for threatening Bridgeport City Hall officials. The case settled after a federal civil rights action was filed against the officers.
EXCESSIVE FORCE NEW FAIRFIELD POLICE
UNLAWFUL DETENTION CT Department of Corrections/ Clerks Office
EXCESSIVE FORCE NEW FAIRFIELD POLICE
We filed an excessive force case against two New Fairfield police officers in Federal court. The case settled after the end of discovery.
FALSE ARREST New Britain POLICE
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
New Britain police were seeking to arrest a man for murder. The police wrongfully detained and falsely arrested my client with the same name. Federal civil rights actions for false arrest were filed for the client, his wife, and his children and were settled during discovery.
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
Our office filed an excessive force lawsuit against an officer who struck our client in the face while he was handcuffed. The case was settled during discovery.
FALSE ARREST Shelton Police
EXCESSIVE FORCE BRIDGEORT POLICE
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
Shelton Police wrongfully arrested our client without probable cause. The federal civil action asserting false arrest settled after a federal lawsuit was filed.
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
State police and federal agents searched the wrong address and arrested three of our clients. After a suppression hearing in criminal court, the case was dismissed. We later filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging false arrest and unlawful search. All three cases were settled before trial.
Excessive Force "Rio Cafe" Bridgeport Police
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
Failure to Protect Shelton Police
Three University of Bridgeport students were injured by the Bridgeport Police during crowd control after a party that flowed into the street. We filed federal civil rights lawsuits alleging excessive force. All three cases settled before trial.
Failure to Protect Shelton Police
UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE CT State Police
Failure to Protect Shelton Police
Settled claims against Shelton police officers for failing to investigate and protect a domestic violence victim.
Excessive force and false arrest - Bridgeport, CT
A client was assaulted by two Bridgeport police officers after the client tried to ask the officers to stop beating an arrestee in Washington Park, Bridgeport, CT. The case was settled during a state court trial.
Excessive force - Bridgeport, CT
Represented a client who was assaulted by the police during a narcotics arrest.
Unlawful search - Milford, CT
Milford, CT police unlawfully entered and searched client's home without a warrant or legal justification. The federal civil rights action was settled during discovery.
Excessive Force - Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport police assaulted a client after a motor vehicle chase. The client sustained facial fractures. The City settled the case during discovery.
Excessive Force - Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport Police assaulted and dragged a client on the pavement during a traffic stop at Marina Village.
Unlawful Search and Seizure - Ansonia, CT
Settled federal civil rights action for four students who were strip-searched by school security and a teacher at the request of the principal.
False Arrest - Westport, CT
Westport officials included incorrect information in an arrest warrant. Robert Berke represented the client in the criminal case which was dismissed. We then filed a federal civil rights action on behalf of the client. The case was settled after an appellate settlement.