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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $22,501 total settlements.
Gomez, Kelvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV01274,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 5, 2016, ended November 6, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was sitting on the front of a court building when officers approached him with guns drawn, handcuffed and arrested him, took him to the 115th Precinct, and interrogated him without his Miranda rights and a lawyer present. Plaintiff was charged with assault in the second degree which was dismissed 2.5 years later.
Mesa, Edward vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03323,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 13, 2013, ended February 13, 2014
$22,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 15, 2011, several police officers, on information and belief including PO Thomas Farley, were in a confrontation with Plaintiff’s girlfriend’s daughter. Plaintiff approached the scene and tried to defuse the situation, without any aggression. Without legal basis or justification, officers subsequently grabbed Plaintiff and pushed him against a metal security gate, then handcuffed him. Plaintiff, and his girlfriend’s daughter, were taken to the precinct. Plaintiff was held at the precinct and at Central Booking for several hours. He was falsely charged with Obstruction of Governmental Administration in the Second Degree. The criminal complaint against Plaintiff falsely alleged, based on a s...