{"active":false,"first_name":"Richard","last_name":"Lombardi","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"100 PCT","id":"100pct"},"shield_no":1421,"ended_date":"2013-10-01","taxid":"895651","complaint_ids":[200710305,200703620,200513700,9401416,9302111,9301317],"command_history":[{"command":"O C C B"},{"command":"NARCBBS","id":"172"}],"appt_date":"1989-07-05","lawsuits":[{"name":"Biz, Anthony, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-10","disposition_date":"2016-08-10","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02240","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lombardi, Richard J.","summary":"On April 24, 2013, Plaintiffs were at the intersection of Beach 123 Street and Ocean Promenade in the County of Queens, when they were approached by defendant POs Banatte and Watt, and told they were both under arrest.  During the arrest both plaintiffs were punched, kicked, knocked to the ground and stomped on by defendant POs Banatte, Watt, and numerous other unknown officers. After the attack both Plaintiffs were taken to and processed in a police precinct. Both plaintiffs were then taken to a hospital, where they remained handcuffed and forced to lay on their handcuffed hands overnight. Plaintiffs were eventually released from custody after seeing a judge in Queens County Criminal Court. Defendant POs Banatte and Watt concocted a story to the Queens DA’s office and initiated a fraudulent criminal prosecution against both defendants. Both Plaintiff received an ACD. On May 9, 2013, a Civilian Complaint Review Board investigation was initiated.\nPlaintiff Biz was diagnosed with a herniated disc and damage to his wrist from the\nassault, and received numerous contusions and scrapes from the assault.\nPlaintiff Ryan was diagnosed with left and right wrist sprains, back and shoulder sprains in his back and shoulder, and eye damage resulting in permanent vision loss, requiring him to wear glasses.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922632-Biz-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.354820/gov.uscourts.nyed.354820.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323279/biz-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"case_no":"2009-1753","disposition_date":"2012-05-08","penalty":"See case 2009-2838 for penalty","opened_date":"2007-12-28","charges":[{"desc":"Failed to supervise members of service","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4418826-nypd-cases-454.html"}]},{"case_no":"2009-2838","disposition_date":"2012-05-08","penalty":"Forfeiture of thirty-two (32) pre-trial suspension days. Thirteen (13) vacation days, four (4) hours time/leave balances.","opened_date":"2009-03-09","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully absent from assignment without police necessity","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to supervise other members of service","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Fail to take meal within the confines of said members command","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Off post for thee (30 ) hours leading to wrongfully incurring four (4) hours of overtime","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4418826-nypd-cases-454.html"}]}],"id":"6SXQ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/6SXQ"}