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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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.
Patel, Shyam vs Police Sergeant Armani, Hameed, et al.
Case # 18CV06046,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 6, 2018, ended July 8, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2016, Plaintiff Shyam Patel was with a friend in a Times Square seating area when he observed defendant police officers Hameed Armani, Peter Cybulski, Michael Farrar, Gabriel Mendez, Scott Carley, and former police officer Sherief Khamis walking in the area. Several minutes before, the same officers issued plaintiff a summons for, upon information and belief, windows excessively tinted. In an exercise of his First Amendment rights, plaintiff displayed his middle finger to defendant officer Armani. The defendants approached the plaintiff while plaintiff was video-recording on his cell phone. Armani asked the plaintiff for his identification, objected to plaintiff's gesture, grabbed and immobilized pla...