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 5 known lawsuits, $68,001 total settlements.
Hill, Carol Adm of The Estate of Hill, Tyjuan (deceased) vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV07223,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 1, 2015, ended February 24, 2016
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Defendant officers without probable cause and without a warrant, unlawfully approached , shot and killed the plaintiff and then falsified police reports.
Alston, Juanita vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV01184,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2013, ended January 6, 2014
$30,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 4, 2012, Plaintiff was called at home by the police and asked to come downstairs to identify her sister’s boyfriend for the police. As Plaintiff approached the police and boyfriend on the street outside, he fled. Defendant Officer Lyheem Oliver grabbed Plaintiff, falsely accused her of assisting with the escape, and twisting her arms placed tight cuffs on her. Waiting for the officers to return, Defendant Oliver illegally attempted to access Plaintiff’s phone and made verbal threats. The officers took Plaintiff to the 73rd Precinct where she was placed in an unsanitary cell lacking usable toilet facilities with a sick woman. When Plaintiff stated she worked in another precinct as an auxiliary ...
Millington, Wayne, et al. Obo J.,m. and J.,m. (2) vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00324,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 4, 2013, ended July 2, 2013
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 14, 2011, plaintiff Vanessa Johnson and her children's apartment was unlawfully searched by defendant NYPD officers without a valid warrant. The NYPD officers were looking for a previous resident of the apartment, plaintiff Wayne Millington, who plaintiff Vanessa Johnson did not know. While searching her apartment, defendant officers unlawfully handcuffed Ms. Johnson's two children. Plaintiff tried calling 911 to complain that her children were being handcuffed, but an officer seized her phone and told the operator that police were already at the scene. The officers conducted an unlawful search of plaintiff's phone and took photos of the contents of her phone. No contraband was found in the apartme...
Smith v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV04950,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint
Hill et al v. The City of New York et al
Case # 12CV08691,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Sixth Amended Complaint