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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.
Tucker, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03176,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 2, 2016, ended May 3, 2017
$29,501 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was talking to a friend on the street when an unmarked police car pulled up and Defendant officers approached them. Defendant officer Ortiz ordered Plaintiff and his friend to move along and when they asked why officer Ortiz tightly handcuffed Plaintiff, searched him, brought him to the 23rd Precinct, where he was released with a summons for disorderly conduct. The summons was dismissed before Plaintiff's first appearance