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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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 6 known lawsuits, $177,500 total settlements.
Nurse, Rudolph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03778,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 19, 2014, ended May 20, 2015
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 5, 2012, the Plaintiff was falsely arrested on the charge of selling drugs to a person on the street. The Plaintiff was incarcerated at Rikers for a few days before posting bail. After numerous court appearances over a 20-month period, all charges were dismissed by the jury. In a second incident, on August 29, 2012, the Plaintiff was again arrested for possession of contraband. The plaintiff was incarcerated for six days, and seven months later, all charges were dismissed.
Chapman, Derrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04748,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 5, 2013, ended February 14, 2014
$16,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2012, Plaintiff was on the sidewalk on Broadway, between Marion Street and Stone Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Defendants Martin and Walsh stopped Plaintiff and asked what was in his pocket. The Defendants then proceeded to search the Plaintiff and removed everything from his pockets. One of the Defendants found half of an Oxycodone pill and Plaintiff informed them that it was a medication for which he had a prescription. Nevertheless, Defendants arrested him on a charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. One of the Defendants handcuffed the Plaintiff and then Defendants Martin, Walsh, Dobrossy, and/or Tiernan placed him in the rear of the police van. Shortly afte...
Gibbons, Janine vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03015,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 26, 2013, ended April 24, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2012, Plaintiff was visiting friends at a residential apartment when PO Angelo Cuozzo and other NYPD officers without cause, justification, or permission forcibly entered the apartment and detained Plaintiff and everyone else in the apartment. Without any legal basis, PO Cuozzo searched Plaintiff, found approximately USD 1,500 on Plaintiff, and stole that money. He also, inter alia, strip searched Plaintiff and later, at the precinct, kept Plaintiff handcuffed to a cold, hard metal bench for an entire night. Plaintiff was finally released on her own recognizance around midnight on June 4, 2013, after being in custody for approximately 30 hours. Plaintiff made several court appearances before all char...
Nicholson v. The City of New York
Case # 12CV02133,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement
12-cv-02133-RRM-RML.pdf
Tolbert v. The City of New York
Case # 12CV00537,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$8,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint
Caesar et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 09CV03837,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$37,500 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation