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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $57,500 total settlements.
Ndiaye, Babacare vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 161339/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, March 28, 2018, ended October 6, 2022
$17,500 Settlement
Dominguez, Steven, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV09586,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 30, 2017, ended March 19, 2018
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were standing and speaking outside apartment building when unidentified Defendant Officers pulled up to the corner and started running towards the Plaintiffs. Defendant Officers chased Plaintiffs into apartment, as one Defendant Officer stuck his foot in the doorway and forcefully pushed Plaintiff 1 against the door, running towards Plaintiff 2. Plaintiff 2 hit his head against a wall and fell to the ground unconscious, and Defendant Officers began punching and kicking Plaintiff's body, stomping on his cell phone too. Defendant Officers handcuffed unconscious Plaintiff 2 and carried him out of the building. Defendant Officers then handcuffed Plaintiff 1. Plaintiff 1 was taken to the 28th Precinct whi...