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CCRB Chair Resigns One Day After Complaint Is Filed

The chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (“CCRB”), Richard Emery, has resigned just one day after a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit was filed against him. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Emery discriminated and retaliated against Mina Malik, the Executive Director of the CCRB. Mr. Emery, who abruptly stepped down within 24 hours of the lawsuit being filed, has been at the center of the recent controversy surrounding the CCRB. Mr. Emery is already the subject of litigation by Ms. Malik’s predecessor, Tracy Catapano-Fox, who alleges she was fired after complaining to Mr. Emery about sexual harassment by CCRB board member Bishop Mitchell Taylor. Additionally, Mr. Emery’s resignation comes just two months after Mr. Emery apologized to the NYPD for saying police unions were “squealing like a stuck pig.”

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The Wall Street Journal
“Head of NYPD Watchdog Resigns’”
April 13, 2016
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Fox5
“CCRB Chairman Richard Emery Resigns One Day After Complaint is Filed: Interview with Douglas Wigdor”
April 14, 2016

NBC4NY
“CCRB Chairman Richard Emery Resigns One Day After Complaint is Filed: Interview with Douglas Wigdor”
April 13, 2016

The New York Times
“Richard Emery, Accused of Sexist Remarks, Quits Police Review Board”
April 13, 2016
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New York Post
“CCRB director withdraws suit”
April 26, 2016
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Daily News
“Civilian Complaint Review Board Chairman Richard Emery steps down a day after he was sued over misogynistic comments”
April 13, 2016
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PIX 11
“CCRB Chairman Richard Emery Resigns One Day After Complaint is Filed: Interview with Michael Willemin”
April 14, 2016

Law 360
“NY Civilian Review Board Chair Quits After Retaliation Suit”
April 13, 2016
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Daily News
“Civilian Complaint Review Board Chairman Richard Emery steps down a day after he was sued over misogynistic comments”
April 14, 2016
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New York Daily News
“CCRB director drops suit that accused ex-chair Richard Emery of sexist language ”
April 26, 2016
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