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pane-1" > <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/sm/garnerinquiry.png" style="height: 300px; width: 300px; float: left; margin: 5px 10px;">On <strong>July 17, 2014</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Eric Garner was killed on a Staten Island sidewalk after being placed in an NYPD-banned chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo, during a false and illegal arrest while Eric pleaded "I can't breathe" eleven times. The killing, captured on video, showed many officers who used force in the unlawful arrest and many failed to intervene or provide aid. NYPD officials and officers also attempted to cover up the killing, first claiming that Garner died of a heart attack, illegally leaking sealed records to criminalize Mr. Garner, and lying on official reports. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In <strong>August 2019</strong>, after five long years of obstruction and refusal by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD to take action, and tireless organizing by Gwen Carr, Eric Garner's mother, Ellisha Flagg Garner, Garner's sister, the Garner family, and community organizers, Officer Daniel Pantaleo, was finally fired. </span></span></span></span></span></span>His firing followed a CCRB prosecuted disciplinary trial that concluded in June 2019 which found that Officer Pantaleo violated Department procedures such as the decades-long ban on the chokehold maneuver<span><span><span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In <strong>August 2019</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Eric Garner's mother, sister, and Ramarley Graham's mother, along with CPR members, announced </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.changethenypd.org/sites/default/files/garner_petition_for_judicial_inquiry_signed_8-27-19_0.pdf"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>a petition to the New York Supreme Court</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The petition demanded a judicial inquiry into the violations and neglect of duty by Mayor Bill de Blasio, his administration, and others related to the unjust killing of Eric Garner, the cover-up that continues to this day, and the corresponding failure to discipline officers for misconduct in a meaningful or timely manner.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mayor de Blasio responded to petitioners by filing a motion to dismiss the petition. New York State Supreme Court Judge Joan A. Madden heard arguments in the city's motion to dismiss in August 2020. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On <strong>September 24, 2020</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, six years after the killing of Eric Garner, Justice  Madden ruled in petitioners’ favor in their request for a judicial inquiry. The judge ruled that a public judicial inquiry into potential violations and neglect of duty by the de Blasio administration, including former NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill, and other top police officials arising from the death of Eric Garner, could proceed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Unhappy with the court’s decision, the City tried to </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.changethenypd.org/releases/gwen-carr-communities-united-police-reform-demand-de-blasio-stop-obstructing-justice"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>block the petition</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> by filing a notice of appeal and by attempting to argue that there was an automatic stay to all further proceedings before the Supreme Court while the City’s appeal was pending. In December 2020, Justice Madden </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.changethenypd.org/sites/default/files/101332_2019_gwen_carr_et_al_v_gwen_carr_et_al_decision_order_on_38.pdf"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>rejected</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> the City’s arguments, once again allowing proceedings related to the </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.changethenypd.org/releases/win-court-rejects-de-blasio-nypd-bid-stymie-public-judicial-inquiry-eric-garner-killing"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>inquiry to move forward</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, unless the City won a stay from an appeals court.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On <strong>February 12, 2021</strong>, the City filed a motion with the Appellate Division, First Department, the appeals court, seeking to stay the judicial inquiry. On </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=TuXJvoJW6KoQ315wuYd94w=="><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>March 23, 2021</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, the First Department denied this request. The First Department heard the appeal on May 25, 2021, and </span></span></span></span></span></span>denied the appeal on July 15, 2021<span><span><span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Following Justice Madden’s retirement from the bench, Justice Erika M. Edwards was assigned to preside over the case.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to the petition brought under Section 1109, the Gwen Carr, the Justice Committee, and Communities United for Police Reform submitted a Freedom of Information Law request to the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board relating to Mr. Garner’s arrest and killing, </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><strong>In October 2021</strong>, the judicial inquiry began in New York State Supreme Court on October 25, 2021, and lasted for approximately two weeks, until November 5, 2021.</p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>During the inquiry, we learned that</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.changethenypd.org/releases/family-eric-garner-organizers-respond-news-deputy-commissioner-joseph-reznick-being-asked"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> NYPD Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick, who was in charge of the investigation of the killing,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> did not investigate illegal leaks of Eric Garner’s medical or sealed criminal legal records. Officer Justin Damico lied on official NYPD reports and Lt. Christopher Bannon texted it was “not a big deal” that Eric might be DOA (dead on arrival).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Parties to the petition include Gwen Carr, Ellisha Flagg Garner, Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, Loyda Colon of </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.justicecommittee.org/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Justice Committee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Joo-Hyun Kang of Communities United for Police Reform, Monifa Bandele of </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.momsrising.org/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>MomsRising</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Kesi Foster of </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://maketheroadny.org/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Make the Road</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, and Mark Winston Griffith of </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://brooklynmovementcenter.org/"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Brooklyn Movement Center</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span>They were represented by Alvin Bragg, Gideon Oliver, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP<span><span><span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><strong>Help uplift the demands of Eric Garner’s family:</strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>That ALL NYPD officers and officials who engaged in misconduct related to the killing of Eric Garner be held accountable and fired from the NYPD.</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></li> <li aria-level="1"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>For full access to ALL NYPD and CCRB records of the case.</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></li> </ul> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-eric-garner-views" > <h2 class="pane-title"> News on Eric Garner </h2> <div class="view view-eric-garner-views view-id-eric_garner_views view-display-id-delrawn_news_page view-dom-id-6c259a085ad5cb97ba9389a5a1a5bbea"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div id="node-1678" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/statement-families-new-yorkers-killed-nypd-call-mayor-sign-police-transparency-legislation" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-12-22T00:00:00-05:00" class="date-display-single">December 22, 2023</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/statement-families-new-yorkers-killed-nypd-call-mayor-sign-police-transparency-legislation">STATEMENT: Families of New Yorkers Killed by NYPD Call on Mayor to Sign Police Transparency Legislation</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="STATEMENT: Families of New Yorkers Killed by NYPD Call on Mayor to Sign Police Transparency Legislation" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> Today, 18 family members of New Yorkers killed by the NYPD sent a letter to Mayor Adams urging him to sign the recently passed How Many Stops Act (HMSA). The City Council passed this foundational police transparency legislation on Wednesday with a veto-proof majority. </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div id="node-1655" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/families-loved-ones-killed-nypd-elected-officials-and-community-groups-denounce-intentional" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-10-12T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">October 12, 2023</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/families-loved-ones-killed-nypd-elected-officials-and-community-groups-denounce-intentional"> Families of Loved Ones Killed By NYPD, Elected Officials, and Community Groups Denounce Intentional Delays That Help Cops that Kill Evade Discipline </a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content=" Families of Loved Ones Killed By NYPD, Elected Officials, and Community Groups Denounce Intentional Delays That Help Cops that Kill Evade Discipline " class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field-sub-headline"> <p>17 families of New Yorkers Killed by NYPD and over 50 national and local groups send letter to Mayor Adams & NYPD Commissioner Caban, calling for firing of cops who killed Kawaski Trawick and for the Mayor to meet with the Trawicks before discipline decision - </p> </div> <div class="content"> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:black">Today, the families of Kawaski Trawick, Allan Feliz, Delrawn Small and Antonio Williams, along with elected officials, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-1637" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/communities-united-police-reform-responds-nypd-commissioner-sewells-resignation" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-13T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">June 13, 2023</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/communities-united-police-reform-responds-nypd-commissioner-sewells-resignation">Communities United for Police Reform Responds to NYPD Commissioner Sewell's Resignation</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Communities United for Police Reform Responds to NYPD Commissioner Sewell's Resignation" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> In response to yesterday’s announcement that NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell is resigning, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director of the Justice Committee: “NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor Adams made repeated early promises to better care for and protect New Yorkers, including ensuring meaningful police accountability. By this measure, and by many, many more, Sewell’s tenure and Adams’ approach to public safety have been abject failures. Under Sewell and Adams’ watch, the NYPD has been more consistently violent and hyper-aggressive and less accountable than at any time since Giuliani was mayor. </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div id="node-1585" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-petitioners-respond-final-hearing-judicial-inquiry-eric-garner%E2%80%99s" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-04-28T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">April 28, 2022</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-petitioners-respond-final-hearing-judicial-inquiry-eric-garner%E2%80%99s">Statement: Gwen Carr & Petitioners Respond to Final Hearing of Judicial Inquiry in Eric Garner’s Killing, Calling for Firing of Officers Who Engaged In Misconduct</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Statement: Gwen Carr & Petitioners Respond to Final Hearing of Judicial Inquiry in Eric Garner’s Killing, Calling for Firing of Officers Who Engaged In Misconduct" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <p>Today, the New York State Supreme Court held its final hearing in Carr v. de Blasio, the <a href="https://www.changethenypd.org/resources/garner-petition-judicial-inquiry-82719">historic judicial inquiry</a> into violations and neglect of duty by New York City and NYPD officials, related to the 2014 NYPD killing of Eric Garner and subsequent cover-up. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-1552" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/family-eric-garner-organizers-respond-news-deputy-commissioner-joseph-reznick-being-asked" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-01-10T00:00:00-05:00" class="date-display-single">January 10, 2022</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/family-eric-garner-organizers-respond-news-deputy-commissioner-joseph-reznick-being-asked">Family of Eric Garner, Organizers, Respond to News of Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick Being Asked to Leave NYPD and Call for Firing of Former Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson, and All Officers Responsible for Eric Garner’s Killing</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Family of Eric Garner, Organizers, Respond to News of Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick Being Asked to Leave NYPD and Call for Firing of Former Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson, and All Officers Responsible for Eric Garner’s Killing" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> Communities United for Police Reform, the Justice Committee, and the family of Eric Garner responded to the news that Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick was asked to leave the NYPD and are calling for the firing of former Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson, NYPD Officer Justin Damico, Lt. Christopher “Not a Big Deal” Bannon, and all the NYPD officers and officials who engaged in misconduct related to the killing of Eric Garner. </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div id="node-1536" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-judge-erika-edwards%E2%80%99-denial-compel-former-deputy-commissioner" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-11-04T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">November 4, 2021</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-judge-erika-edwards%E2%80%99-denial-compel-former-deputy-commissioner">Statement: Gwen Carr Responds To Judge Erika Edwards’ Denial To Compel Former Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson To Testify In Judicial Inquiry</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Statement: Gwen Carr Responds To Judge Erika Edwards’ Denial To Compel Former Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson To Testify In Judicial Inquiry" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field-sub-headline"> <p>Judge also denies petitioners’ request to make a summary statement at the conclusion of the inquiry</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-position:initial"><span style="background-size:initial"><span style="background-repeat:initial"><span style="background-origin:initial"><s></s></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-1535" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-judges-denial-motion-reconsider-witnesses" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-10-29T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">October 29, 2021</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-judges-denial-motion-reconsider-witnesses">Statement: Gwen Carr Responds to Judge's Denial of Motion to Reconsider Witnesses</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Statement: Gwen Carr Responds to Judge's Denial of Motion to Reconsider Witnesses" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-position:initial"><span style="background-size:initial"><span style="background-repeat:initial"><span style="background-origin:initial"><s></s></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div id="node-1534" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-nypd-officers%E2%80%99-and-officials%E2%80%99-statements-garner-judicial" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-10-28T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">October 28, 2021</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/statement-gwen-carr-responds-nypd-officers%E2%80%99-and-officials%E2%80%99-statements-garner-judicial">Statement: Gwen Carr Responds To NYPD Officers’ And Officials’ Statements In Garner Judicial Inquiry</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Statement: Gwen Carr Responds To NYPD Officers’ And Officials’ Statements In Garner Judicial Inquiry" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-position:initial"><span style="background-size:initial"><span style="background-repeat:initial"><span style="background-origin:initial"><span style="background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Today, NYPD Officer Mark Ramos was the third witness, in addition to Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick and Officer Justin Damico, who has been invited by the court to make a statement following qu</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-1533" class="node node-press-release node-promoted node-teaser clearfix" about="/releases/petitioners-move-mayor-de-blasio-nypd-commissioners-testify-garner-judicial-inquiry" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="submitted"> <strong>For immediate release:</strong> <span class="field-release-date"> <span property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-10-28T00:00:00-04:00" class="date-display-single">October 28, 2021</span> </span> </div> <h2 class="node__title node-title"><a href="/releases/petitioners-move-mayor-de-blasio-nypd-commissioners-testify-garner-judicial-inquiry">Petitioners Move For Mayor De Blasio & NYPD Commissioners To Testify In Garner Judicial Inquiry Following Chief Reznick Testimony & Affidavits By Former CCRB Chair Maya Wiley And Queens Borough President Donovan Richards</a></h2> <span property="dc:title" content="Petitioners Move For Mayor De Blasio & NYPD Commissioners To Testify In Garner Judicial Inquiry Following Chief Reznick Testimony & Affidavits By Former CCRB Chair Maya Wiley And Queens Borough President Donovan Richards" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content"> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-position:initial"><span style="background-size:initial"><span style="background-repeat:initial"><span 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