Conclusion Meanings:
'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 3 known lawsuits, $122,503 total settlements.
Villar, Leonardo & Walker, Davon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01770,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 22, 2016, ended March 15, 2017
$42,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiffs were at a location where uniformed members of the NYPD arrived and were chasing other unknown individuals who were not associated with the Plaintiffs. These unknown individuals ran into a building near the location of Plaintiffs. Defendant Plainclothes Officer Abreu then arrived on the scene, told Plaintiff 1 to move, and then assaulted and maced him. Plaintiff 2 was also assaulted by Defendant Officers. Both Plaintiffs were brought to a local precinct, then the hospital, and were interviewed by IAB. Plaintiff 2 was released from the hospital without charges but Plaintiff 1 was charges with OGA, Dis Con, Harassment, and Resisting Arrest, which were all later dismissed.
Vasquez, Jocelyn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04595,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 16, 2013, ended July 8, 2014
$70,003 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 18, 2011, plaintiff Jocelyn Vasquez was lawfully in an apartment, when members of the New York City Police Department ("POLICE") entered the premises, breaking the door and assaulting her. The plaintiff was imprisoned at the scene of occurrence, before being transported with a police van to the 48th precinct and Central Booking. The plaintiff suffered physical injuries, severe emotional trauma, feared for her life, and sustained severe and other consequential damages.
Parks v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV06020,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$10,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
