Conclusion Meanings:
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $85,000 total settlements.
Luzon, Gaby vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 526561/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 14, 2023, ended July 11, 2025
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 25 2022 the Plaintiff was unlawfully approached by NYPD Officers Kelly Zhang, Sergeant John Epstein, John and Jane Does 1-10. When approaching the Plaintiff outside his home he was unlawfully arrested without any basis. The Officers were questioning the Plaintiff about damage to his vehicle. Thereafter 6 additional officers arrived and hauled the Plaintiff to the 111th Precinct in excessively tight handcuffs. He spent two days falsely detained in the Precinct and Central Booking. While detained the Officers were initiating a malicious prosecution against the Plaintiff despite him providing proof of his alibi and other corroborating evidence. Despite their attempts, the DA decided not to prosecute an...
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...