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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Gonzalez, Israel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00425,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 3, 2015, ended August 13, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 15, 2014, Defendant Frazier and John Doe 1-2 pulled over Plaintiff, who was on his way home after buying cigarettes at a store on Broadway. Defendants were driving an unmarked car, but when they put the lights and sirens on, Plaintiff pulled over despite not having violated any provision of the Vehicle and Traffic law, local, or state laws. Plaintiff provided the Defendants with valid license, registration, and insurance, but then Defendant Frazier ordered Plaintiff to step out of the vehicle, to which Plaintiff complied. Defendants Frazier and John Doe 1 then searched Plaintiff's vehicle without his permission. Defendants claim to have found two sealed original methadone bottles with labels bearing P...