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.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $84,500 total settlements.
Anderson, Anthony vs Arjona, Arturo, et al.
Case # 15CV04225,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 5, 2015, ended December 8, 2015
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 9, 2013, Plaintiff Anthony Anderson, a 45-year-old black male, was unlawfully stopped, arrested and imprisoned by NYPD after lawfully sitting outside a family member's residential building. As the plaintiff prepared to leave the premises, defendant officers Arjona and Charles walked by on their patrol and questioned plaintiff about a nearby closed bottle of liquor. Defendant Arjona advised the plaintiff that he was going to issue him a summons for an open container, however, the plaintiff stated that he had not been drinking, and provided defendant Arjona identification upon request. Plaintiff, in turn, asked defendant Arjona for his identification, which defendant Arjona took offense to what he perc...
Sutter, Alexis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06317,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 15, 2014, ended March 19, 2015
$17,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: On May 16, 2013, Plaintiff heard a commotion and crossed the street to find her godbrother being arrested. Plaintiff inquired as to the circumstances and was told to step back. Plaintiff saw a cell phone fall from his pockets, so she picked it up and tried to walk away. Plaintiff was then violently thrown to the ground, causing her halter top to fall off and expose her upper body. As Plaintiff then tried to walk away, other officers threw her into and then over a metal fence, causing injury to her arms as she tried to brace her fall and exposing her undergarments as her legs splayed in the air. The officers called Plaintiff racist names and tightly handcuffed her. Plaintiff was eventually taken to Centra...
Strickland, Derek vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04740,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 12, 2013, ended March 6, 2014
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
