Conclusion Meanings:
'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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $203,000 total settlements.
Cheikhaoui, Kamal vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV08855,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 20, 2022, ended October 6, 2025
$199,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2021, the plaintiff, Kamal Cheikhaoui, was shopping in a store when he was physically assaulted by a store security guard, who also took the plaintiff's property and had the store's staff call the police. (That same security guard had acted aggressively toward the plaintiff in that same store months prior.)
When the police arrived, defendants Officers Yelena Ast and Rawdi Ali and Lieutenant Nakwan Brathwaite did not allow the plaintiff to file a report against the security guard, possibly due to the fact that the security guard was a former NYPD officer. As the plaintiff was attempting to exit the store, and in response to his saying he would file complaints against those three officers for refu...
Kennedy, Timothy John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04166,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 26, 2012, ended May 2, 2018
$4,000 Order/Judgment (Verdict)