{"active":false,"first_name":"Malcolm","last_name":"Hart","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"BKLN CT","assignment_date":"2021-11-16","id":"36"},"shield_no":6651,"ended_date":"2021-12-15","taxid":"948044","complaint_ids":[202106433,202100236,202100274,202002774,201307003],"command_history":[{"command":"042 PCT","id":"42pct"},{"command":"083 PCT","id":"83pct"}],"appt_date":"2009-01-14","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Defrancesco, Erica vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-03-28","disposition_date":"2024-02-16","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"509044/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On October 13, 2021, Erica Defrancesco was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by Defendant officers in the area of 535 Bushwick Avenue in Kings County. The vehicle was lawfully registered and the driver had not violated any traffic laws, however, Defendant officers ordered the driver to pull to the side of the road. When Defendant officers approached the vehicle, all occupants were ordered to exit the vehicle. After getting out of the car, Defendant officers grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her back. The metal handcuffs were applied so tightly, she experienced pain, lacerations, and bruising to her wrists. Ms. Defrancesco was then transported to the 83rd NYPD Precinct, where she was kept for several hours. While at the precinct, Defendant officers provided the District Attorney's Office with false, misleading, and/or incomplete information that Ms. Defrancesco committed a crime. She was then transported to Brooklyn Central Booking where she was in custody for several hours before being brought in front of a judge. Ms. Defrancesco would ultimately be released on her recognizance and all criminal charges were dismissed on April 29, 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Gq0oebZJBWEFv5Wy4nqZew==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gochnour, Michael vs Nypd Officer Hart, Malcolm, Shield# 6651, et al.","start_date":"2022-10-26","disposition_date":"2024-07-17","payout_amount":140000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"528027/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On October 13, 2021, Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by defendant officers. The vehicle was lawfully registered and the driver had not violated any laws. Defendant officers approached the vehicle and ordered all occupants out. As Plaintiff was exiting the vehicle, a defendant officer struck Plaintiff on the head with the handle of their pistol, causing Plaintiff to suffer deep lacerations, swelling, bruising, and intense pain in their head, face, and neck and requiring stitches. Defendant-officers grabbed Plaintiff, pinned his arms behind his back, and cuffed his wrists with metal handcuffs that were so tight that he experienced pain, lacerations, and bruising to their wrists. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct, where defendant-officers provided the Kings County District Attorney with misleading information that Plaintiff had committed a crime. Plaintiff was arraigned on various criminal charges and then brought to Rikers Island. All criminal charges against Plaintiff were dismissed and sealed in May of 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240618225306/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=G89gKEoqHxhBp1LBuR50AQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Kaykov, Boris vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-03-15","disposition_date":"2019-09-24","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"300520/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hart, Malcolm"},{"name":"Mack, George vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-07","disposition_date":"2015-12-04","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025248/2014E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hart, Malcolm","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922077-Mack-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922078-Mack-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Carrasco, Daquan an Infant By Brown, Angelina vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-08","disposition_date":"2015-04-28","payout_amount":6000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"350200/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hart, Malcolm"},{"name":"Johnson, Kyle vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-01","disposition_date":"2017-05-08","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"306099/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hart, Malcolm"},{"officer_name":"Hart, Malcolm","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-06-22","disposition_date":"2013-01-10","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"305451/2012","name":"Sumter, Victor vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":20000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922076-Sumter-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"George et al v. 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