{"active":false,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Pascale","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"SRG 3","assignment_date":"2017-12-04","id":"SRG3"},"shield_no":30095,"ended_date":"2022-06-02","taxid":"956153","complaint_ids":[202003978],"appt_date":"2014-01-08","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bartholomew, Lavon vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-08-12","disposition_date":"2023-05-02","payout_amount":465000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV03729","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On April 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm Plaintiffs Shaundell Hennegan (SH), Tysean Hennegan, J'chad Boyce and Curtis Miller were standing in the street. Plaintiff Miller was in the passenger seat of a car, and when POs Brian Ramirez and Justin Vasquez yelled at the Plaintiffs for not social distancing, SH got into the driver's seat. PO Ramirez demanded to see SH's DL, which was provided. PO Vasquez demanded to see Miller's ID; Miller refused since he was not doing anything. Miller began recording the interaction with his cell, and PO Vasquez slapped it out of his hand and began hitting Miller. SH then began recording, and the officers threw him to the ground and PO Ramirez began striking him with a bit stick. Sgts Darren Caranella, and Troy Peacock and POs Sean Slowski, and Christopher Read pinned SH to the ground, kneeing and striking him as they placed handcuffs on him. Plaintiff Boyce began recording the assaults, and POs Ramirez, Vasquez began beating him. POs Charles Ji, Michael John, Stephen Rice, Sgt Troy Peacock, and Lts Alexander Bobo and Michael Parscale joined in the assault as they arrived. PO Stephen Rice tased Boyce for several seconds before handcuffing him. Boyce, SH, and Miller were taken to the 073 Precinct, where they were taunted by PO Vasquez and Ramirez. Ramirez chocked Miller in the precinct. SH and Miller were released at 3pm and Boyce was released shortly after 5pm on April 6 without having been charged nor seeing a judge. \nOn April 8, 2020, Plaintiff Denzel Bobb was driving his vehicle, looking for parking SH was in the passenger seat, and Shaquweice Mills was in the rear seat. As Bobb was about to park, plainclothes Sgt Samuel Hui and Steven Franzel with officers Keith Stark, Richard Catapano and Vincent D'Andraia arrived in unmarked cars. They alleged that the car had a broken tailight. As Bobb attempted to retrieve the vehicle registration he was asked for by Sgt Hui, he was pulled out of the vehicle and Hui, Stark, and Franzel began beating him. SH and Mills were taken out of the vehicle by Franzel and Catapano and forced to sit on the ground with their handcuffs throughout the assault. Hui pointed his taser at them. Plaintiff Lavon Bartholomew witnessed the assault began recording. PO Stark told him to turn off the light on his camera, Bartholomew complied. Stark and D'Andraia approached Bartholomew again, slapped his phone out of his hand, whereupon they began beating him along with PO Richard Catapano. Upon handcuffing him too tightly, Catapano smashed his head on the sidewalk. All plaintiffs were taken to the precinct.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321.29.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60033301/bartholomew-v-ramirez/"},{"name":"Elbassiony, Nourhan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-04-19","disposition_date":"2020-01-30","payout_amount":55000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV02128","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Pascale, Michael J.","summary":"On October 13, 2017, Nourhan Elbassiony was outside of a hookah lounge when she saw her friend being arrested by police. Elbassiony’s friend threw his cell phone to her, at which point Officers Topi, Mosby, and Doe grabbed Elbassiony and violently shook her from side to side. Elbassiony heard her knee pop and went to the hospital, where Officers Mei and Varrone came to speak with her. Elbassiony told the officers that she wished to make a complaint; the officers left, and later returned to place Elbassiony under arrest. Elbassiony was charged with obstruction of governmental administration, disorderly conduct, and harassment. Officer Drozd falsely stated that Elbassiony refused to comply with police commands, and attempted to grab Officer Pascale. At trial, Officer Slavin testified that he felt something jump on their back. Elbassiony was found not guilty of all charges at trial.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.431801/gov.uscourts.nyed.431801.23.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14921410/elbassiony-v-new-york-city/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21027399-pascale-14cbad69f2d11ee71e25e1ce86bc7129ffa76ba9","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/CRFD-michael-pascale.jpg","id":"CRFD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/CRFD"}