Conclusion Meanings:
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Garnett, Kamani By Png, Garnett, Colina, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 503132/2013,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 17, 2013, ended July 9, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: "On March 21, 2012, employees defendants Lorenzo Chambers (school principal) and/or ""Jane"" Stein, or their agents, discovered washable paint on a schoolyard slide on the grounds of P.S. 279.Defendant Chambers caused plaintiff Kamani Garnett (age 10), a 4th grade student at P.S. 279, to be removed from his scheduled school activity and brought to his office without the child's parent's permission, and intimidated and verbally threatened plaintiff with arrest and imprisonment if he did not admit to taking part in the incident involving the washable paint. Defendant Chambers phoned plaintiff's mother, Colina Garnett, and told her to come to school immediately to discuss the incident. While leaving her home, Coli...
