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.
May, Shaun vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00371,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 2, 2016, ended January 12, 2018
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff's car, forcibly removed him, threw him to the ground and slammed his head, searched the vehicle, and arrested him. Plaintiff was brought to the 73rd Precinct and released with a summons falsely charging him with committing disorderly conduct for purportedly calling the defendant police officers fucking idiots, and with a traffic ticket. The case was ACD'd.