{"active":false,"first_name":"Maria","last_name":"Mendez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Female","rank":"POF","command":{"command":"032 PCT","id":"32pct"},"shield_no":10546,"ended_date":"2019-01-02","taxid":"937092","complaint_ids":[201700070,201604415,201602639,201510517,201504685,201201140,200910668],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","lawsuits":[{"name":"Rose, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-05","disposition_date":"2020-07-13","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"160874/2017","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Mendez, Maria","summary":"On December 1, 2016, Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, arrested, and detained by officers of the NYPD near 34th Street in Manhattan. Plaintiff was stopped without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. During the arrest, Plaintiff was handcuffed tightly, causing pain, and transported to the 14th precinct. Plaintiff was held for several hours before being released with an appearance ticket. Subsequently, Plaintiff was required to attend multiple court hearings over a period of months before all charges were dismissed on March 7, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=te/ZCwIT6w3nd9WPhYveSw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Shand, Jamal vs P.O. Mendez, Maria, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-30","disposition_date":"2017-03-20","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV03950","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Mendez, Maria","summary":"Plaintiffs were sitting on their steps observing a police investigation of a possible shooting in the vicinity when Defendant Officer Mendez approached them, questioned them about the shooting, and then responded with mocking insults and innuendos when they could not provide any information.  One plaintiff then walked away to diffuse the situation when Defendant Officers seized him from behind with a chokehold, handcuffed him, and assaulted him.  He was taken to the 32nd Precinct and charged with assault upon a police officer, resisting arrest and related charges, which were later dismissed after a jury trial.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.458017.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4357177/shand-v-mendez/"},{"officer_name":"Mendez, Maria","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2016-01-19","disposition_date":"2019-04-09","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"150277/2016","name":"Colon, Miguel Almonte vs Mendez, Maria, et al.","payout_amount":40000},{"name":"Bobet v. City Of New York, et al.","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":22000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01396","officer_name":"Maria M. Mendez","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13056664/bobet-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"AVXM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/AVXM"}