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.
Gomez, Amaury vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV01114,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 24, 2020
Complaint
Description: On January 1, 2020 and into the next day, plaintiff was inside his home when he suffered an epileptic seizure. He went to the lobby and requested an ambulance. Officer Joseph Hunt and another unidentified officer arrived at the scene while plaintiff was in seizure. Plaintiff's brother advised the officers that he was epileptic. The officers insisted that plaintiff was on drugs. Plaintiff's brother went back to his apartment to obtain his brother's medication and returned to find plaintiff on the ground bleeding from the head. The officers were stepping on him. Plaintiff suffered extensive bruising on his body. When observing the officers stepping on plaintiff, his brother advised them to stop because plaintiff ...