{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Safoschnik","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2022-05-09","id":"10"},"shield_no":137,"taxid":"933312","complaint_ids":[201302744,201306083,201212808],"command_history":[{"command":"094 PCT","id":"94pct"}],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","shield_no_history":[10440,4962,4952],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Johnson, Daniel M. vs Police Dept, Nyc., et al.","start_date":"2026-03-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"020040-2025","court":"Civil Court - New York"},{"name":"Gordon, Ryan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-21","disposition_date":"2016-05-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"16CV00192","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Safoschnik, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff was lawfully performing his duties of maintenance under his employment with Chuck Agency on this day. When the Defendant Officers accused Plaintiff of doing graffiti, plaintiff offered to show Defendant Officers his identification with Chuck Agency. Officers refused and arrested him. They failed to attend to his medical needs. Mr. Gordon was charged with criminal mischief and an administrative code violation due to the Defendant Officers false statements. But the charges were later dismissed by a State court. Similar incidents occurred again on November 5, 2014 March 19 2015 and April 24, 2015 each with different officers. Each incident resulted in the officers charging Mr. Gordon and later the State court dismissing the charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.380215.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325145/gordon-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Gordon, Ryan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-04-02","disposition_date":"2016-03-01","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"503632/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Safoschnik, Michael","summary":"On September 5, 2015, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Plaintiff was cleaning an old advertisement poster at the intersection of N. 12th and Barry Street in Brooklyn as part of his job. When Plaintiff was walking back to his car, an unidentified NYPD officer approached him and claimed he was posting an advertisement; Plaintiff replied he was merely cleaning up trash in front of the poster board. The NYPD officer arrested Plaintiff and charged him with criminal mischief. He was incarcerated for approximately 14 hours. Plaintiff was subjected to an illegal search. Plaintiff received an ACD at arraignment that same day.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=fdkMqjOihBq9m/q8koO9/Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Poe, Alexandrina vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-02","disposition_date":"2014-10-15","payout_amount":26250,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV05258","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Safoschnik, Michael","summary":"On November 13, 2012, at approximately 9:45 a.m., plaintiff was arrested without probable cause by NYPD officers, including Jose Andino and Michael Safoschnik, when they falsely claimed to have a warrant to enter her apartment.  Plaintiff was at home with her mother and her nephew at the time.  The officers pushed plaintiff against the kitchen wall and held a gun to her head for approximately 25 minutes, causing injury to her right shoulder.  During this time, other officers harassed her family members and went through the apartment upturning furniture, rifling \nthrough belongings and destroying property.  Plaintiff and her family members discovered jewelry missing.  Plaintiff was then handcuffed with excessive force, causing bruising and nerve damage to her left index finger.  She was detained at the 94th Precinct for about ten hours, during which time she was denied access to a bathroom despite four separate requests.  Plaintiff was falsely charged with obstructing government administration and was arraigned, with her case later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.347234/gov.uscourts.nyed.347234.15.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138383/poe-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21058808-safoschnik-933312-07-20-20-1","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"67508","other":"20844","total":"204105"},"id":"8JCV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8JCV"}