Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $100,001 total settlements.
Vale, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV01866,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 19, 2018, ended March 12, 2020
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 2, 2017, around 8:30pm, Mr. Jason Vale was arrested at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens. NYPD Officer Casey Thomas arrested Mr. Vale. Mr. Vale was then shackled to his hospital bed for 20 before he was finally arraigned on March 22, 2017, and released on his own recognizance. Both of Mr. Vale's legs and one of his arms were shacked to the hospital bed, causing him discomfort and pain. While Mr. Vale was shacked to his bed, he was guarded by different NYPD Officers. Even though the NYPD, the Queens County District Attorney's Office, and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center have procedures that provide for hospital bedside arraignments, Mr. Vale was not arraigned within 24 hours as is require...
Tendler, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01649,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 10, 2013, ended November 6, 2013
$40,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 18, 2011, Plaintiff was at home when NYPD officers buzzed his apartment. Plaintiff went down to the lobby where he encountered six officers, who roughly put him into excessively tight handcuffs. The officers then dragged Plaintiff up six flights of stairs to his apartment, where his children were while their mother was shopping. The officers then illegally entered the apartment without a warrant and searched it, apparently looking for evidence of domestic violence. When the officers realized they had the wrong apartment, they agreed to leave but in doing so injured the Plaintiff when removing the handcuffs. Plaintiff was treated afterward for torn shoulder ligaments. No charges appear to have ...
