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.
'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 3 known lawsuits, $18,502 total settlements.
Quinones, Dontae vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 510058/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, April 12, 2022
Description: On December 10, 2019, while lawfully at the intersection of 96th Street and Lenox Road in Kings County, NY, the plaintiff was illegally stopped, seized, searched, battered, assaulted, detained, and arrested in an excessive manner by defendants, including John Doe 1-10 under the supervision of Defendant Leuzze, without any legal justification and solely because of his race. During the arrest, defendants approached the plaintiff with handguns drawn, aggressively shouting at him to stay put, to which he complied. The defendants then violently grabbed him, threw him onto the pavement, contorted his arms behind his back, and applied tight handcuffs. Officers present but not actively participating in the arrest faile...
Taft v. The City of New York et al
Case # 11CV00196,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$11,001 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation
Smith v. The City of New York
Case # 11CV07165,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$7,501 Settlement
Stipulation,
First Amended Complaint