{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Rodriguez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"FORCEID","assignment_date":"2026-07-09","id":"130"},"shield_no":3942,"taxid":"952181","complaint_ids":[202208790,201804137,201404970],"command_history":[{"command":"041 PCT","id":"41pct"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[16673],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Lopez, Hiram vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-07-22","disposition_date":"2021-05-24","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027734/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On 11/7/19, at 2:00 p.m. Plaintiff Hiram Lopez was lawfully present at 620 Manida Street, Bronx, City doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Defendants Rodriguez, Ozuna, Cuccia, Acquino, Doe and Roe absent an arrest warrant, probable cause or any legal justification, approached Plaintiff for no reason, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained her in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subject to offensive bodily contact and was battered in her head, neck, back, body and limbs. Defendants knew their actions lacked any legal justification. After the arrest Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search, was fingerprinted, photographed and held at the precinct first and then at correctional facilities and at the Courthouse. Plaintiff was arraigned after her arrest and thereafter falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. Thereafter, Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances for an extended time until charges were terminated in Plaintiff's favor. Due to this incident Plaintiff sustained physical and emotional pain. Plaintiff was illegally stopped and, searched and questioned based on her race, and to meet arrest quotas.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=sgmJn1hg3F3pdHfV1Z0xPg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Serrano, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-06-05","disposition_date":"2021-01-25","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025295/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On November 7, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in the vicinity of Gilbert Place and Hunts Point Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, approached plaintiff and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and battered him with excessive force. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and arrested. While in custody, plaintiff was strip-searched without any reason, and subsequently during arraignment he was falsely prosecuted with committing a crime. All charges against plaintiff were eventually terminated in his favor. As a result of the incident, plaintiff sustained severe physical and emotional injury.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240810203134/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=dOjYNztB0ZKTmcowaaizrQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Jenkins, Rudolph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"027782/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On May 21, 2017, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Plaintiff was lawfully driving a motor vehicle in the vicinity of Southern Blvd. and East 167th Street, Bronx, New York when the defendant police officers, including Officers Lawrice L. Crawford, Michael Rodriguez, Kathryn Hennessey, stopped Plaintiff's vehicle, without reasonable suspicion, probable cause or any legal justification. The defendant officers falsely alleged in their paperwork that they pulled Plaintiff's vehicle over because he was driving too close to the vehicle immediately in front of him. This false allegation was a pre-textual basis for stopping Plaintiff's vehicle. After Plaintiff pulled his vehicle to the side of the road the police officers approached his vehicle, ordered Plaintiff to step out of the vehicle, and asked plaintiff for his license and registration. Defendants searched Plaintiff’s person and vehicle without probable cause or legal justification and did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband pursuant to the search. Although the defendants lacked probable cause to believe Plaintiff committed a crime, the officers unlawfully handcuffed Plaintiff and falsely arrested him without probable cause or legal justification. On May 21, 2017 at 11:00 pm Plaintiff was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court and was maliciously charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, without probable cause and based upon the false, misleading and incomplete information and evidence provided by defendants to the District Attorney’s Office. Plaintiff was required to return to criminal Court on approximately 10 occasions and to endure a criminal prosecution that lasted 1 year and 2 months before the criminal charges terminated in his favor and were dismissed and sealed in their entirety on July 3, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=NwkRCQyOD8V/erRC8aCArQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mouzon, Adam vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-09-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"030690/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On or about October 9, 2017, at approximately 3:49 PM, Plaintiff Adam Mouzon claims he was unlawfully detained by police. New York City Police Officer Michael Rodriguez and unnamed officers allegedly detained Mouzon in the Bronx, New York. Mouzon claims the officers seized him without legal cause, forcibly handcuffing and detaining him. This detention reportedly caused him physical and psychological harm. The officers also allegedly conducted an unlawful search of his vehicle without probable cause. Mouzon claims they damaged the vehicle's interior during the search. He was detained for seven to ten hours before being released. The District Attorney ultimately declined to prosecute the case. Mouzon alleges that the officers deprived him of constitutional rights. These rights include freedom from illegal search, false arrest, and excessive force.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=lqEVje0fUrkh_PLUS_LTYejm24Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Moyett, Wilfredo vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-09-20","disposition_date":"2019-10-31","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"030700/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On August 17, 2017, at around 12:30 p.m., Wilfredo Moyett was near 623 Manida Street in the Bronx. Police Officer Michael Rodriguez, along with officers John Doe and John Roe, approached him without an arrest warrant or probable cause. The officers stopped, searched, grabbed, and detained Moyett, reportedly using aggressive force. While in police custody, Moyett was subjected to a strip search, booked, and charged with various criminal offenses. Following his arrest, he remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to attend multiple court appearances. He endured a lengthy prosecution process until all charges were dismissed.\n\nMoyett suffered significant physical and emotional trauma due to the officers’ conduct. This included assault, excessive force, and false imprisonment. He experienced pain, suffering, and reputational harm from being publicly associated with dismissed charges. The incident reflects broader concerns with City and NYPD practices. These include stop-and-frisk policies, racial profiling, and alleged quotas for arrests and stops. This systemic issue and lack of officer oversight contributed to Moyett’s wrongful arrest and lasting harm.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2DJP0SbRr3PXYhjyvlcAwQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Pena, Dilson, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-12-28","disposition_date":"2019-01-09","payout_amount":55000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"028944/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Michael","summary":"On July 9, 2016, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway when he was stopped, questioned, searched and seized solely on the basis of his age and/or race and for no legal or legitimate reason. Defendant Officers, absent an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification, and based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, approached Plaintiff for no reason and summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner, and in particular, by Officers Rodriguez, Doe and Roe. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in the custody of Defendant Officers without any legal reason or justification. Plaintiff was arraigned after his arrest and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably. Plaintiff sustained physical (i.e., battery in about about his head, neck, back, body, and limbs and was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and suffered conscious pain and suffering, and that he was otherwise damaged) and emotional pain and injuries (i.e., loss of liberty, emotional distress, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, and fear and intimidation for his safety) as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=OfI4pzoPu2kvAoYT1RqYpA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/7K2D-michael-rodriguez.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"32843","other":"18523","total":"167118"},"id":"7K2D","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/7K2D"}