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, $7,500 total settlements.
Murray, Sterling vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02043,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 24, 2014, ended August 5, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 29, 2012, the plaintiff was lawfully walking on a street. The defendants approached the plaintiff, threw him against a wall, cuffed him in an excessively tight manner behind his back and subjected him to verbal abuse. The tight handcuffs caused blood loss to the hands of the plaintiff as well as numbness and bruising. The plaintiff was charged with as an accessory to robbery and cleared when it was determined he was not a robber. Moreover, the defendants put plaintiffs' hat on his friend's head to make it match an identification given by someone who never actually identified plaintiff as the robber. The identification of plaintiff made by the officers was thus fabricated by them to collar plain...
Feaster, Monica as Mng S,b, et Al and Smalls, Henry, Sr. as Fng of S, H, vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 11CV03090,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 6, 2011, ended March 22, 2013
Zero Disposition
Baines, Donnell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 10CV09545,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 25, 2011, ended June 28, 2018
Zero Disposition