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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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.
Burger, Heidi vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02539,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 2, 2014, ended December 8, 2014
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 26, 2011, Plaintiff was on a subway platform when Defendant Police Officer Chin approached. He stated that he was writing a ticket at his supervisor’s request for disorderly conduct. Plaintiff was detained for 30 minutes and had to go to court for six hours before the ticket was dismissed on July 11, 2011. On June 14, 2011, Plaintiff was on the same platform when Defendant Officer Craig Pernice followed the same steps. Plaintiff was detained for an hour and the summons was eventually dismissed by mail. On April 2, 2014, Plaintiff was on the same platform when approached by Defendant Officers Gibbs and Sanchez and told she would be ticketed for disorderly conduct. Fortunately a third-party identif...