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.
Further details on conclusions.
Rodriguez, Steven vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153205/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, April 2, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 1, 2018, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Plaintiff was walking towards the exit of the subway station at Lexington Avenue and East 125th Street, when he was illegally stopped by Defendants, VARDZEL, YEUNG, GUEVARRA, AMBERSLEY, SOTO, and MUNOZ. Plaintiff Had not committed any crime and the Defendants had no legal basis for the stop. Defendants then proceeded to illegally search Plaintiff. Defendants falsely claimed that Plaintiff had sexually abused, forcible touched, and endangered the welfare of a child. Subsequent to Defendants' illegal searches of Mr. Rodriguez's person, Defendants proceeded to illegally arrest Plaintiff. Defendants then slammed Mr. Rodriguez into a wall and applied the handcuffs t...