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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $830,001 total settlements.
Casablanca-Torres, Francisco Javier vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV10832,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 18, 2021, ended March 14, 2024
$230,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 3, 2020, NYPD officers were present at Black Lives Matter protest, where Plaintiff was one of the protesters. Around 9:00 pm, NYPD Members rushed towards protesters and, without having provided any dispersal order or other warning, began trapping/kettling the protesters roughly in front of Plaintiff. Plaintiff attempted to use his phone to record this, but, without warning, Defendant NYPD Member John Doe 1 approached Plaintiff from behind and struck him with his baton in his right hand, knocking Plaintiff's phone from his hand. Defendant John Doe 1 then stepped on and/or kicked Plaintiff's phone and continued to advance on and strike Plaintiff. Defendants Does 1-3 repeatedly hit Plaintiff with their bat...
Schoolcraft v. The City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV06005,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$600,001 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Lawsuit against high ranking NYPD officials to silence, intimidate, threaten and retaliate against plaintiff for his documentation and disclosure of corruption with the NYPD. Specifically, that the NYPD had established an illegal quota policy for the issuance of summonses and arrests and that defendants were falsifying and instructing police officers to suborn perjury on police reports in order to distort COMPSTAT statistics. In order to prevent disclosure of these acts, defendants unlawfully entered plaintiff's home, had him forcibly removed in handcuffs, seized his personal effects, including evidence he had gathered documenting NYPD corruption and had him admitted to Jamaica Hospital Center against his will...
