{"active":false,"first_name":"Jose","last_name":"Higa","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"F S S","id":"FSS"},"shield_no":6489,"ended_date":"2016-08-01","taxid":"930354","complaint_ids":[201300914,201212417,201206400,201108680,201012590],"command_history":[{"command":"079 PCT","id":"79pct"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-01","lawsuits":[{"name":"Feliciano, Angelo vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-11","disposition_date":"2016-05-23","payout_amount":38500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV03382","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Higa, Jose","summary":"Defendant Officers forcibly entered plaintiff's residence and physically assaulted him. Then, he placed into handcuffs and transported him to the nearby precinct.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920746-Feliciano-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920747-Feliciano-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13242435/feliciano-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rosario, Minerva, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-05","disposition_date":"2014-11-13","payout_amount":52000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06785","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Higa, Jose","summary":"On October 18, 2012, NYPD P.O. James McCullough, Sergeant Michael Webber, Detective Vincent Barese, Detective Matthew Zito,  Detective Walter Marin, Detective Erik Hirsch, Detective Jose Higa, Detective Jean Paul Jaccard, Detective Timothy Erwig, and Captain Gregory Stewart John (collectively the \"Defendants\") forcibly entered the residence of the Plaintiffs, screamed, curse and pointed firearms at the Plaintiffs. The Defendants also threatened the Plaintiffs with, among other things police dogs. The Defendants pushed Plaintiff Betty Claus by the face into a wall, refused to allow her to cover her chest up despite only being in a bra. The Defendants also punched Plaintiff Andres Cruz in the stomach and physically forced him to lie down on his stomach at gunpoint. Further, while Plaintiff Cruz was on his stomach, the Defendants placed a finger in his mouth and pulled his neck back while simultaneously pulling one of his legs back towards his head, thereby causing substantial pain.  The Defendants further illegally searched the Plaintiffs, strip searched Plaintiff Cruz, handcuffed and interrogated the Plaintiffs. The Defendants then \"ransacked\" the apartment, causing damage to the personal belongings of Plaintiffs Rosario, Concepcion and Claus. The Defendants then transported Plaintiffs Claus and Cruz to the local precinct and ultimately to central booking. The Defendants set forth fabricated charges against Plaintiff Cruz, initiating a criminal prosecution against him for the possession of marijuana. The charges against Plaintiff Cruz were ultimately dropped. However, Plaintiff Cruz was held in custody for 19 days AFTER the charges were dropped. Plaintiff Claus spent two days in police custody. Plaintiff Cruz spent 21 days in custody. No criminal charges against Plaintiffs Rosario and Concepcion were ever filed with the Court in relation to this investigation.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.349801/gov.uscourts.nyed.349801.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138610/rosario-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Stovall, Kendrick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-19","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"020045/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Higa, Jose"},{"name":"Watts, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-09-26","disposition_date":"2015-06-22","payout_amount":2000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV05636","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Higa, Jose","summary":"Defendant Officers raided Plaintiff's apartment. Detective Santana hit Plaintiff in the head with an assault rifle and Detective Higga stole money and Plaintiff's house was robbed as a result of the raid.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919934-Watts-v-New-York-City-Police-Dept-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5521767/watts-v-new-york-city-police-dept/"},{"officer_name":"Higa, Jose","disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","start_date":"2012-11-14","disposition_date":"2016-12-07","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV05590","name":"Richburg, Kendall vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":181000,"summary":"Plaintiff was leaving a friend's house when defendant officers conducted a raid. As per defendant officers' demands, the Plaintiff laid down on the ground, and officers proceed to assault him with shields and asps. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and transported to the 75th Precinct. During the ride, plaintiff lost consciousness, defecated, and urinated on himself. When he was sent to Central Booking, he waited for three days until he was hospitalized. He was refused a change of clothes. Instead, defendant officers mocked him during this time. When he returned to Central Booking, he was charged with obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest and assault in the 3rd degree. These charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919677-RICHBURG-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520060/richburg-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Higa, Jose","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-08-28","disposition_date":"2013-10-15","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04175","name":"Singleton, Antonio, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":37500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322000/singleton-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Murrell v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":35001,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923311-Murrell-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"07CV05609","officer_name":"Jose Higa"}],"id":"FUFH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/FUFH"}