{"active":false,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Flynn","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"048 DET","id":"48det"},"shield_no":858,"ended_date":"2018-07-23","taxid":"923833","complaint_ids":[201000944],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBX"}],"appt_date":"1999-07-07","lawsuits":[{"name":"Debellis, Anthony F. vs P.O. Solomon, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-12","disposition_date":"2024-05-07","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV08730","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Flynn, James","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.523157/gov.uscourts.nysd.523157.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16222708/debellis-v-soloman/"},{"name":"Veras, Grechy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-05-09","disposition_date":"2023-04-26","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025003/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Flynn, James","summary":"On September 30, 2016, defendants Jeremy Rodriguez and James Flynn illegally broke into the apartment of Grechy Veras, who was five months pregnant at the time and was the parent of a one-year-old child. The defendants illegally obtained a search warrant by supplying false statements, without performing a proper investigation beforehand (a gross deviation from standard police procedure), and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion that Ms. Veras engaged in any criminal activity. The defendants stormed into Ms. Veras’ bedroom, where she was completely naked, pointed a gun at her head, and threatened to shoot her. The defendants refused to let her get dressed or cover her private areas and proceeded to rear handcuff her aggressively and tightly, causing permanent physical injury. Ms. Veras was paraded naked across the apartment to another room, was illegally interrogated about whether she had anything to hide, and was threatened with the removal of her children, including the one she was pregnant with, if she did not cooperate.\n\nThroughout the incident, Ms. Veras’ one-year-old child cried persistently, but the defendants refused to let Ms. Veras calm the child. Ms. Veras repeatedly asked to cover herself and for medical attention due to injuries from the handcuffs, but her requests were denied each time. After thirty minutes of being naked and handcuffed, Ms. Veras was finally allowed to get dressed. However, half an hour later, the named defendants directed another officer, Jane Doe 1, to strip and cavity search Ms. Veras in a doorless bathroom, fully visible to the defendants. Despite finding nothing on Ms. Veras or in the apartment, she was arrested and taken to the precinct and later to Central Booking, where she was strip and cavity searched again. She was also denied medical attention for her wrists, her pregnancy, and for her ankles after a bench collapsed under her. Ms. Veras was formally charged with four crimes, even though she was never in actual, constructive, or statutory possession of any illegal drugs or weapons. The charges were filed because the named defendants knowingly and intentionally made false statements to prosecutors, claiming they had seen her with and/or found illegal contraband on her.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ioMA0mA2dH0gspigA61SYA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Batista, Raul vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-14","disposition_date":"2018-02-20","payout_amount":18500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV04245","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Flynn, James","summary":"Plaintiff received a phone call from his friend asking him to hang out and to loan him $20. When he arrived at his friend's residence, he was approached by three undercover and unmarked police officers, who said offered him $40 to go buy alcohol and said afterwards, he could 'hang out with girls'. Plaintiff said no, and was immediately handcuffed and taken to the 44th Precinct. At the Precinct, Plaintiff was subjected to full body cavity search and was denied a phone call to his son.  Plaintiff was charged with drug possession with intent to sell and was released on ROR. Plaintiff alleges that police officers planted the drugs on him. Plaintiff was acquitted of all charges at a jury trial.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.475524/gov.uscourts.nysd.475524.15.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13444607/batista-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Castillo, Jose, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-11","disposition_date":"2017-12-20","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021606/2016E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Flynn, James","summary":"On or about February 17, 2015 at approximately 6:00 p.m. Plaintiffs Castillo and Felix were lawfully inside an apartment and not in possession of any contraband nor was any contraband in plain view when Det. James Flynn and POs John Doe and John Roe unlawfully and excessively touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized, and arrested them without legal justification. Plaintiffs were taken to a precinct where they were criminally processed and maliciously charged with crimes. The criminal actions against Plaintiffs were ultimately dismissed. Plaintiffs sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=L3y5S94Op3bm0OEvjyrwXg==","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923404-Castillo-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Morton, Marc White vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-28","disposition_date":"2016-06-07","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303875/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Flynn, James","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379060-Mortin-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Rodriguez, Pedro vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-18","disposition_date":"2017-07-26","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303856/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Flynn, James"},{"name":"Diaz, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-27","disposition_date":"2015-02-03","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303349/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Flynn, James"},{"name":"Castro, Edwin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-26","disposition_date":"2014-03-26","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02423","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Flynn, James","summary":"On February 13, 2013, Plaintiffs, who are of Dominican descent, were lawfully driving Plaintiff Mejia’s vehicle and stopped at a red light at an intersection. Unmarked police cars unexpectedly pulled in front of and next to their vehicle, blocking them from going forward. Approximately 10-14 police officers got out of their cars with guns drawn, shouting obscenities and epithets. Defendant Flynn and officers then yanked the Plaintiffs forcibly out of their car, tightly placed handcuffs on each of them, and placed them inside a police van. Defendant Flynn and officers then unlawfully searched Plaintiff Mejia’s vehicle without probable cause and found no contraband. Defendant Flynn and officers transported Plaintiffs to the local precinct, strip-searched them, finger-printed them, and essentially processed them as criminals. Plaintiffs were then placed inside a jail cell. After about 24 hours in custody, Plaintiffs were taken to Court, where the District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute because the plaintiffs had committed no crime.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.410409.9.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4522754/castro-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Featherstone, Aderea vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-03-21","disposition_date":"2014-01-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV01618","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Flynn, James","summary":"On June 12, 2010, plaintiff was detained and falsely arrested from her home by defendant NYPD officers, including Det. James Flynn and Sgt. Michael Burello, based on false accusations of theft from a CVS store.  Despite a lack of probable cause, she was detained for four days until her arraignment, where she was charged with larceny and other charges.  Due to the nature of these false charges, excessively high bail was set.  She remained incarcerated until her indictment was dismissed on September 13, 2010 because of the defendants' presentation of false and erroneous records to the grand jury.  The charges were completely dismissed on March 4, 2011.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.408830.7.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4522747/featherstone-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Flynn, James","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-07-31","disposition_date":"2014-09-30","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"306185/2012","name":"Groom, Damon vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":42500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379058-Groom-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"officer_name":"Flynn, James","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-10-05","disposition_date":"2013-07-10","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"308450/2011","name":"Cummings, Tarshay vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":90000},{"officer_name":"Flynn, James","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2010-04-30","disposition_date":"2013-01-16","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"303287/2010","name":"Samboy, Albert and Samboy, Amanda vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":100000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379059-Samboy-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Cortes v. City of New York et al","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923402-Cortes-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"026242/2015","officer_name":"James Flynn"},{"name":"Walker et al v. City of New York et al","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923403-Walker-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"307486/2012","officer_name":"James Flynn"},{"name":"Keenan v. The City of New York et a","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923398-Keenan-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-a"}],"docket":"12CV08772","officer_name":"James Flynn"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"CCET","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/CCET"}