{"active":false,"first_name":"Cheung","last_name":"Li","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"006 PCT","assignment_date":"2023-09-13","id":"6pct"},"shield_no":5474,"ended_date":"2025-01-02","taxid":"936950","complaint_ids":[202205644,201509605],"command_history":[{"command":"US OPEN TENNIS DETAIL"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","middle_initial":"F","lawsuits":[{"name":"Carvalho, Alexandre, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"158286/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Li, Cheung F.","summary":"On or about March 17, 2012, Plaintiffs were participating in the Occupy Wall Street occupation of Zuccotti Park, a public space, that had been ongoing for 6 months with various levels of NYPD monitoring and searching. Under orders, NYPD officers were to close the park and clear it of people that evening, and gave dispersal orders. Several, but not all of the plaintiffs, heard those orders, but all remained and all were arrested by unidentified NYPD officers. \n\nOne Plaintiff was kicked in the ribs, thrown, and placed in tight handcuffs. Another Plaintiff was hit with a baton, thrown to the ground, had his face stepped on and pushed into the concrete, and was placed in tight handcuffs. Another Plaintiff was punched multiple times on the shoulder and arm, was dragged 20 feet, was stepped on and pushed into the ground by the head and back, and was tightly handcuffed. Another Plaintiff was hit on the head with a baton, dragged 5-10 feet, and put in tight handcuffs. Another Plaintiff was dragged 10 feet, had an officer kneel on his back and push his head into the pavement, and was tightly handcuffed. Another Plaintiff was pulled by her hair and clothing, handcuffed, shoved onto the bus, refused access to a bathroom, and threatened with a taser when she was singing. \n\nDefendant Officers Jabded Ahmed, Alexis Rodriguez, Cheung Li, and Michael Galgano did not witness the Plaintiffs engage in any pre-arrest conduct, but they processed their arrests at the precinct, falsely claiming that they did personally observe such conduct, instead of following NYPD policy to release those arrestees. This resulted in Plaintiffs spending 24-30 hours in custody in arrest and arraignment processing before they were released because the DA declined to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Q3Og6r2sb1EFATvon2XgqA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Collins, Marilyn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"14CV08815","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Li, Cheung F.","summary":"On November 5, 2011, Plaintiffs were protesting near the Supreme Court building when they were ordered to disperse.  Failing to comply, they were arrested.  Plaintiff Marilyn Collins was held for four hours and ticketed for disorderly conduct.  She attended court eight times before her ticket was dismissed on speedy trial grounds.  Plaintiff Jennifer Heinz was held for four hours and ticketed for disorderly conduct.  She attended court nine times before her ticket was dismissed on speedy trial grounds.  Plaintiff Elizabeth Lepenne was held for four hours and ticketed for disorderly conduct.  Prosecutors declined to prosecute her on January 10, 2012.  Plaintiff Emilou Maclean was held for four hours and ticketed for disorderly conduct.  The ticket was ultimately dismissed.  Plaintiff Ann Shirazi was injured by tight handcuffs, and was released after three hours with a ticket for disorderly conduct.  She attended court nine times before her ticket was dismissed on speedy trial grounds.  Plaintiff Asya Weisenhaus was injured by tight handcuffs, and was released after five hours with a ticket for disorderly conduct.  She attended court four times before the charges were adjourned.  Plaintiff Chloe Weisenhause was released after five hours with a ticket for disorderly conduct.   She attended court five times before the charges were adjourned.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.434649/gov.uscourts.nysd.434649.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4552238/collins-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Caravalho, Alexander, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-03","disposition_date":"2017-01-26","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04174","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Li, Cheung F.","summary":"On March 17, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in Liberty Plaza as a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. NYPD agents raided the plaza and the Plaintiffs were arrested. In the course of their arrest, the Plaintiffs were harmed and mistreated. Plaintiff Carter’s arm was twisted by one officer while another officer kicked him in the abdomen several times. Other officers placed him face down in the ground and handcuffed him with his hands behind his back. Carter told the officers that his handcuffs were hurting him and the officers did not respond. Officers lifted Carter off the ground and dropped him on the sidewalk, where he was left lying for approximately thirty minutes. Officers then placed him face down on the floor in the aisle of the bus, where he remained for approximately two hours. Carter continued to request that his handcuffs be loosened and received no response. Carter also requested assistance in moving to an empty seat, which police ignored. Carter’s cell phone was lost or destroyed during the incident. Officer Ahmed was involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Castillo was hit with a batton by an officer and grabbed by his shirt/collar area and forced to his feet. He raised his hands and said he was not resisting arrest and an officer threw him to the ground, rammed his knee into his back, and handcuffed him. Another officer stepped on his face and pushed his head into the concrete with his foot. His handcuffs were placed so tightly that he experienced numbness in his hands for month and had marks on his wrists for approximately three months. Officers Rodriguez was one of the officers personally involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Greenspann was injured in the course of his arrest by officer LI\n\nPlaintiff Guest was approached by at least five officers and several of the officers grabbed his arm, thumb, leg, and elsewhere on the body. He was placed face down in the ground and handcuffed tightly in plastic flexi-cuffs. He complained that the cuffs were too tight, but no officer fixed the cuffs. At least two officers, including Officer Bovell, threw Guest head-first into the bus. They dragged him down the row of seats, banging his head on each seat, and threw him into a seat. Later, two officers picked him up and dragged him up the stairs to the back of the bus, intentionally hitting his head on each stair. Officer Ahmed was also personally involved in injuring Guest. Approximately five officers approached Hintze from behind. Several officers applied pressure to Hintze’s neck and clavicle areas and put their fingers in his ears. Several officers pulled him to the ground and on his back while Hintze was wearing a 20 pound backpack. Officers flipped him over onto his face and chest and stomach. An officer pressed his knee into his cheek and officers handcuffed him and threw him over a large stone bench, where he was left face-down for some time. He was carried to a holding pen and then pushed onto a bus. Hintze asked multiple times for his handcuffs to be removed because they were too tight and caused him pain. Eventually, officer LI replaced the plastic handcuffs with metal handcuffs, but again placed them on too tight. An officer approached Plaintiff Waller from behind and tried to lift her off the ground by placing her hands on Waller’s hair and the back of her scarf, pulling on her hair and choking her. Waller said “Please don’t hurt me, I will comply with you.” An officer grabbed her and she was taken out of the park and handcuffed. She asked for medical attention and received no response. She was shoved on to a bus and hit her chest. She asked to use the restroom and was not allowed to. She stayed on the bus for several hours before she was left in a cell at the precinct. She asked what charges would be brought against her and received no response. She started singing in her cell and an officer threatened to tase her or bring her to the hospital if she did not stop. Officer LI was personally involved in injuring Waller. Plaintiff Sharkey was grabbed by an officer and hit on the head and arms with a baton. Other officers grabbed him and forced him to the ground, twisted his arms behind his back, and handcuffed him. He was placed on a bus and an officer tightened his handcuffs. Officer Galgano was one of the officers involved in injuring Sharkey. Smith was grabbed by his shoulder and jacket and several officers dragged him about ten feet on the ground, placed him on the sidewalk, and handcuffed him. One officer kneeled on his back and placed his weight on his back. An officer pushed his head into the pavement. He was eventually bussed to the precinct. The Plaintiffs were held in custody for over 24 hours, then released without any charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.413481.20.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919885-Caravalho-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352330/guest-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"3U9R","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/3U9R"}