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NYPD Officers ignored requests for medical help, did not wear masks despite the Covid-19 pandemic, refused to acknowledge protestor pronouns, discriminated against protestors on the basis of race, stuck protestors in the head, referred to protestors as \"bodies\". This conduct was taken without giving protestors adequate notice or opportunity to disperse. Plaintiffs' civil rights were violated and Plaintiffs suffered physical and psychological injuries following the misconduct.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.546923/gov.uscourts.nysd.546923.1.0_3.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18571382/in-re-new-york-city-policing-during-summer-2020-demonstrations/"},{"name":"Craig, Carlton vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-26","disposition_date":"2016-03-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV03961","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Butler, Michael","summary":"On October 6th, 2012, plaintiff Carlton Craig was in Queens when defendant NYPD officers came out of a police van and jumped on plaintiff, demanding that he place his hands against a wall. Plaintiff was then illegally and violently searched, and officers placed him under arrest violently. Defendants had no probable cause to arrest plaintiff, but they did so with excessive force, and also attempted to rip plaintiff's clothing. \nPlaintiff was transported to a nearby precinct where he was kept for an unreasonable period of time. He then spent 24 hours in police custody, and experienced physical injury, mental anguish, shock, fright, and apprehension.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23725793-carlton","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920181-Craig-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520275/craig-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-05-25","case_no":"2021-23572","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to prepare required report."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-14","case_no":"2021-23782","recommendation":"No disciplinary action","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to supervise."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23979564-948725_05232023_2023021pdf","date":"2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21021252-butler-484395624f9dbf046ecaf106be1a336d4ff6cc51","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":202004204,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057316-butler-948725","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085649-seh_948725","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/J5HB-michael-butler.jpg","socials":[{"url":"https://www.facebook.com/michael.butler.169","type":"facebook"}],"is_credibility":true,"news":[{"url":"https://www.nyc.gov/assets/ccrb/downloads/pdf/policy_pdf/issue_based/2020NYCProtestReport.pdf","title":"2020 NYC Protests","source":"CCRB","date":"2023-01-24"},{"url":"https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/nypd-cops-sue-alleged-attackers-in-brooklyn-bridge-protest-chaos/","title":"NYPD cops sue alleged attackers in Brooklyn Bridge protest chaos","source":"New York Post","date":"2021-07-13"},{"url":"https://gothamist.com/news/police-watchdog-recommends-discipline-39-nypd-officers-over-substantiated-misconduct-blm-protests","title":"Police Watchdog Recommends Discipline for 39 NYPD Officers Over \"Substantiated Misconduct\" At BLM Protests","source":"Gothamist","date":"2021-06-22"}],"id":"J5HB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/J5HB"}