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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 6 known lawsuits, $72,000 total settlements.
Nunez, Claudio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 709362/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 15, 2014
Settlement
Pineda, Elizabeth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 704544/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, October 21, 2014, ended February 5, 2018
Settlement
Mil, Natalia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 105540/2014,
Supreme Court - Queens, October 2, 2014, ended May 1, 2017
Settlement
Nunez, Claudio vs P.O. Esposito, Vincent, et al.
Case # 14CV00413,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2014, ended April 25, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 22, 2011, at the premises located 40th Avenue and 13th Street (complaint does not say what this premise is though), in Queens, New York, the plaintiff, CLAUDIO NUNEZ, was brutally assaulted, attacked, punched in the face, head and body, struck, beaten and battered by Defendants, Officer VINCENT ESPOSITO and Detectives ROBERT HAWKINS, EDWIN ESTRADA and ROBERT ANDERSON, without any cause or provocation by CLAUDIO NUNEZ. As a result, CLAUDIO NUNEZ suffered injuries, some of which are permanent in nature and duration, as well as mental anguish, great physical and emotional pain, nervous shock. CLAUDIO NUNEZ was falsely arrested based on false information provided by Defendants and was deprived of urgen...
Lizardo, Adrian, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00068,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 13, 2014, ended June 4, 2015
$42,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 28, 2013, Plaintiff was unlawfully and without just cause approached, accosted, assaulted, falsely arrested and falsely imprisoned by defendants Detective Vincent Esposito, Lt. Christopher Coll and Detective Anthony Garitta. Plaintiff was wrongfully incarcerated and prosecuted based on facts misrepresented by Det. Esposito that plaintiff had committed offenses that he in fact had not committed.
Muratovic, Rizo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02842,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 22, 2013, ended December 4, 2013
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about December 18, 2012, Plaintiff was sleeping in his apartment. Defendant police officers forcibly and unlawfully entered the premises with their guns drawn, without any warrant to enter Plaintiff’s apartment, demanding to know where the drugs or guns were. Defendant police officers broke down the door to Plaintiff’s apartment and proceeded to conduct an illegal search for guns and drugs. Plaintiff did not ever possess a firearm or illegal narcotics and denied having them on his person or inside his home. Defendant police officers then proceeded to unlawfully search Plaintiff’s home, finding no firearms or narcotics whatsoever. While conducting this unlawful search, defendant police officers pointed the...