Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 4 known lawsuits, $82,500 total settlements.
Morales, Alberto
Case # 15CV06573,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 31, 2015, ended June 7, 2016
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was brutally stopped, assaulted and falsely arrested by defendant officers who falsely charged plaintiff with a crime (not specified).
Ayala, Jessy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV04716,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 30, 2014, ended February 3, 2016
$10,000 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On June 28, 2011, plaintiffs attended a hip-hop concert at a night club in Manhattan's Lower East Side. A few minutes after midnight, June 29, 2011, numerous members of the NYPD responded to the nightclub and ordered everyone to exit the nightclub. Plaintiff Pena complied with with orders to leave and walked towards the exit. Officers McDougall and Chau grabbed Pena from behind, and punched and kicked, and struck Pena with a baton all over his body. Pena was then thrown to the ground and sprayed in the eyes with mace. Pena was arrested and placed in tight handcuffs.
Plaintiff Diaz complied with orders and exited the nightclub. While walked away from the nightclub, Officer Diaz pushed Plaintiff Diaz and then Of...
Miller, Jennifer vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07157,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 22, 2013, ended August 21, 2014
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 11, 2012, plaintiff was in her apartment on Delancey Street, NY when she heard loud noise coming from a bar located on that street. The loud music was so disruptive plaintiff called 311 multiple times to complain. When her complaints were ignored plaintiff left her apartment and went to the bar to express her displeasure with the blaring music. When the bar refused to lower the music, plaintiff continued to complain and the bar called the police. When police arrived they refused to have the bar lower the music and arrested plaintiff when she continued to complain. Police pushed plaintiff out of the bar causing her to bang into a mailbox. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed. Plaintiff was strapped to a gurn...
Velasquez, Juan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV03047,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 17, 2012, ended January 4, 2013
$50,000 Settlement