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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Gordon v. City of New York
Case # 08CV08354,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$180,000 Settlement
First Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: At approximately 7:00 P.M. on July 11, 2007, defendant Detective Gregory Barrett of the 67th Precinct, accompanied by defendant detectives Hayes and Walker, began banging on plaintiff's door and demanding entry into her apartment. Barrett, Hayes and Walker are Caucasian. Plaintiff is African-American. Plaintiff was extremely frightened. She even called the Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau, and spoke with a detective who advised her to open the door. When Mrs. Gordon opened the door, Barrett, Hayes, and Walker barged into her apartment with guns drawn and began looking through her apartment. Having found no one else in the apartment, Barrett then told plaintiff that "I'm going to make you suffer" for ...