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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $32,500 total settlements.
Clotter, Mario, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00116,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 13, 2017, ended November 17, 2017
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 13, 2016, plaintiffs Mario Clotter and Susano Martinez were walking toward one of their own cars while on a night out. On the street, Clotter started talking to some women and Martinez was on the phone with his girlfriend. They noticed a rowdy crowd forming near them, and decided to walk in the opposite direction to avoid the crowd. As they walked away, PO Tolomy Cain and John Does 1–3 confronted them, ordered them to put their hands behind their back, and rear handcuffed them. Despite having no probable cause or reasonable suspicion, the officers put them in an NYPD vehicle and took them to the precinct. They were then taken to the Manhattan Detention Complex for arraignment on baseless disorderly con...
Rogers, Devon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028238/ 2011,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 16, 2011, ended April 26, 2013
$15,000 Settlement
