Conclusion Meanings:
'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 4 known lawsuits, $50,000 total settlements.
Vasquez, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 815334/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 16, 2021, ended September 27, 2023
$30,000 Settlement
Medina, Melysa, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023268/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 10, 2017
Gutierrez, Esteban vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09907,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 30, 2016, ended June 25, 2019
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiff after he had just left a liquor store, searched him, claimed to find a gravity knife, and brought him to the 46th precinct. At the precinct, he was charged with criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance instead. Plaintiff's case went to trial where Officer Kenneth Ayala's testimony was deemed incredible and the case was subsequently dismissed.
Morales et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 304641/2011,
Supreme Court - Bronx
Complaint