Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or '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.
Ortiz, Anibal vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 11CV07919,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2011, ended November 21, 2013
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff on the street and demanded to see Plaintiff's ID. Plaintiff, aware of his rights, refused and started recording the incident. Officer Deolivera struck Plaintiff's wrist, causing the phone to dangle from the headphones, and then kicked the phone. Officer Deolivera grabbed Plaintiff, slammed him into a window, and then pushed him into the lobby of a building and threatened to arrest him for trespassing. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed and taken to the 23rd precinct. The video of the arrest was deleted upon its' return to Plaintiff.