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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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, $69,750 total settlements.
Fu, Xiaoqin vs Cty of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV05689,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 14, 2013, ended March 12, 2014
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 26, 2012, Defendant police officer Carlos Martinez and several other NYPD officers searched Plaintiff’s home without a warrant and knocked Plaintiff, a 55-year-old woman at the front door. The officers refused to identify themselves nor explained their intentions. The officers tightly handcuffed the women. The woman pleaded that the handcuffs were too tight, and the officers refused to loosen the handcuffs. The woman stated her prior medical condition required an urgent hospital visit, but the officers ignored her pleas. The officers mocked the woman’s accent and made fun of her. At the precinct, she was unlawfully strip-searched. The woman lost conscious at the precinct until then the officers took...
Hart et al v. City of New York et al
Case # 12CV02628,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$59,750 Settlement
Stipulation,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant officers approached Plaintiffs on the street, searched them, put them in a police van, and then sprayed Plaintiff 1 in the face with pepper spray. Plaintiffs were taken to the 48th precinct, where Plaintiff 2 was issued a summons and released, and the summons was later dismissed for facial insufficiency. Plaintiff 1 was charged with false charges that were ACD'd.