James Burnett

Badge #11314, White Male
Former Police Officer at 77th Precinct
Service started January 2012, ended November 2015, Tax #951569

Lawsuit settlements:
$55,000   John, Nicholas vs City of New York, et al., 2015 EDNY EDNY 15CV04882
$14,000   Pratt, Archie vs City of New York, et al., 2015 EDNY EDNY 15CV04095
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201301566, February 2013
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 18
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 18
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201301566, February 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 18 Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 18 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'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.

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Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $69,000 total settlements.

Johnson, Dominic vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 520930/2017, Supreme Court - Kings, August 27, 2020

John, Nicholas vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04882, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 26, 2015, ended March 3, 2016
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff on the street without provocation and assaulted him before and after handcuffing him, and took him to the 77th precinct, where Defendant Officer Swofford alleged that Plaintiff swung at him. All charges against plaintiff were later dismissed and sealed. A few months later, Defendant Officers Fenton and Burnett ran after Plaintiff, attacked him, handcuffed him, and put him in a chokehold. Plaintiff was brought to the 77th Precinct and charges with various crimes that were later dismissed and sealed.

Pratt, Archie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04095, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 16, 2015, ended May 9, 2016
$14,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: Plaintiff and friends were talking to a neighbor while defendant officers approached and accosted plaintiff and his friends of smoking. Defendant officers then demanded plaintiffs' identifications and plaintiff did so. Plaintiff then read out defendant officer's shield number out which let to defendant officers arrest. Plaintiff was then brought to 77th precinct and charged with tampering with physical evidence. All charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal and were eventually dismissed.