{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Leclair","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"WARRSEC","assignment_date":"2013-05-16","id":"118"},"shield_no":5045,"taxid":"943471","complaint_ids":[202412682,202403876,202104047,202104011,202003405,201908248,201905389,201403739],"appt_date":"2007-01-10","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[23485],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Batista, Shamir vs City of New York","start_date":"2017-10-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"17CV01994","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Leclair, Michael J.","summary":"Plaintiff was approached by two individuals who said, \"you know what it is\" in a menacing nature. Plaintiff took a defensive stance and was tackled and struck in the face by the defendant, Det. LeClair. Plaintiff was subsequently tasered by the defendant's partner.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4925463-Batista-v-New-York-Police-Department-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7194725/batista-v-new-york-police-department/"},{"name":"Clark, Jammal vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-27","disposition_date":"2018-12-11","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150522/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Leclair, Michael J.","summary":"On or about April 17, 2014 at about 9:00 am, Plaintiff was sleeping in his mother's apartment in Washington Heights, and about half a dozen plain clothed officers came in with a barrage of violent sounds. The police officers grabbed Plaintiff by the arm, ripped him out of bed, and threw him to the ground. Several officers, including Officers Monserrate Badillo, Michael Leclair, Billy Acosta, and Jack Palimeni punched Plaintiff in the ribs and back, grabbing and twisting his arms and legs and choking him while yelling obscenities. Police Officer Martin McBride entered the room and instructed the officers to stop, and the officers escorted plaintiff, covered in blood and only in underwear and an undershirt, to a van outside. One of the officers punched Plaintiff as he was getting into the van. When Plaintiff cried and asked why he had been attacked, an officer responded, \"shut the fuck up or I will take you somewhere and fuck you up some more\".\n\nPlaintiff was taken to the New York State Division of Parole, and after telling his parole officer that he needed medical attention, EMS arrived. Plaintiff did not go with EMS, because a police officer told him it would slow down the process of seeing a judge and being released. Officers in the precinct pointed and laughed at Plaintiff. Plaintiff was eventually taken to the hospital and instructed by a police officer to put on scrubs and slippers, but Plaintiff did not receive medical care at the hospital. Plaintiff was taken to the New York City Criminal Court, where a court officer instructed police that Plaintiff could not be seen by the judge in scrubs and slippers. The officers gave Plaintiff alternative clothing, and Plaintiff was seen by the judge. Plaintiff was not able to see a doctor for treatment of his injuries until the following day.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GbGNfVzSW3q_PLUS_lkkfUupdYQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Johnson, Ricky vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-02-13","disposition_date":"2014-09-16","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"151045/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Leclair, Michael J.","summary":"On or about July 3, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully in the lobby of his apartment building when Defendant officers Leclair and Beegan, as well as several other unknown Defendant NYPD officers, accosted Plaintiff and searched him. The Defendants placed Plaintiff under arrest without probable cause or legal justification. Plaintiff was transported to a nearby precinct and falsely charged with a crime. The Defendants falsely stated that they had witnessed Plaintiff selling drugs in the lobby which was untrue. All charges against Plaintiff were eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=EQaxS0OgwymEkpILJ64X0Q==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-01-25","case_no":"2022-27493","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (5 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises."},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a premises."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085509-seh_943471","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/7CAF-michael-leclair.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"60610","other":"24374","total":"200737"},"id":"7CAF","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/7CAF"}