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 3 known lawsuits, $240,002 total settlements.
Tello, Hector vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 524080/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 19, 2022
Deonarrain, Naresh vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV06037,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 22, 2020, ended December 20, 2021
$175,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2019, plaintiff recorded his brother being attacked by NYPD officers while visiting the 75th Precinct. After plaintiff was falsely told by officers that recording was not allowed, plaintiff complied and attempted to leave the precinct. Nonetheless, plaintiff was tackled, handcuffed, and held face down while officers punched him in the back. The officers then shackled plaintiff's feet and stood on the shackles for an extended period of time, causing him extreme pain. Other officers who witnessed the ordeal laughed at plaintiff instead of intervening. Plaintiff was then taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a fracture, but when the police officers took him back to the precinct, they left the c...
Andrews, Seven an Inf By Mng Andrews, Keisha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02629,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 22, 2017, ended August 7, 2018
$65,002 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: Infant plaintiffs were arrested and handcuffed at the playground outside New York City Housing Authority's Unity Plaza