that protects an officer's personnel records from disclosure without that officer's written consent.

Conti-Cook initially requested the number of complaints, both substantiated and not, brought against Pantaleo, plus any CCRB recommendations related to them. According to court records, the Legal Aid Society sought the information as part of a larger effort "to engage in a discussion with the NYPD to improve its investigative and disciplinary systems." However, she later scaled back her request, asking only for substantiated complaints and recommendations.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger ruled that the CCRB's refusal to release Pantaleo's files was unlawful on two counts. First, the CCRB failed to prove that complaints against Panatelo in fact qualified as "personnel records." Second, Schlesinger ruled that the release would not subject Pantaleo to further abuse, sincea video of him administering the fatal chokehold has been so widely circulated.

In December, a Grand Jury voted not to indict Pantaleo in Garner's death. And in the year since the incident, the eight-year veteran of the NYPD has continued to work as an officer (on desk duty), enjoying the protection of a 24-hour security detail and an NYPD-installed home surveillance system. He has also been sued twice for civil rights violations.

A spokesperson for the Legal Aid Society confirmed said there is no set date for when the number of substantiated complaints, and the CCRB's accompanying recommendations, will be released. In the meantime, Pantaleo has expressed interest in getting off of desk duty, and back on the street.