Notice of complaint related to 2022-0948
Complainant alleges an Austin police officer used his position in law enforcement to file a lawsuit against the complainant without reason.
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CITY
COSTEL
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
FOUNDED
NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
October 20, 2022
ICMS #: 2022-0948
On October 20, 2022, the OPO received a phone complaint.
The complainant alleges: The complainant alleges he was served with a lawsuit from Officer
Officer
with the Austin Police Department, is listed as the plaintiff and is
suing the complainant for a previously filed complaint. The complainant alleges the language he
was served with states that he intentionally and knowingly made false statements from an incident
that occurred in 2018 when he filed a complaint with The Office of Police Oversight in 2020. The
complainant also believes that the officer who filed the lawsuit against him used his official
capacity to find his address and have him served. The complainant states he has no idea who this
officer is - he said there were multiple officers in the 2018 incident and that he did not identify any
of them himself. The complainant believes this is retaliation by the officer for the complainant
filing the 2020 complaint.
Recommended Classification: The OPO is permitted to make a recommendation on the
classification of administrative cases.
The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
This notice of complaint is a request for Internal Affairs to initiate an investigation to determine
if the employee conduct is within compliance of APD policy, Civil Service Rules, and Municipal
Civil Service Rules.