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, $44,000 total settlements.
Parker, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02057,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 20, 2015, ended August 31, 2015
$27,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Rivera falsely arrested and searched plaintiff without any suspicion , charging him with criminal trespass offenses.
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...