{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Pomerantz","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT CD","command":{"command":"STR FOR","assignment_date":"2021-09-07","id":"286"},"taxid":"947364","complaint_ids":[202102041,202101237,202006237,202005986,202003699,201907725,201809854,201804310,201801182,201600906,201208091,201116089,201200816,201111263,201108324,201104583,201016630,201012515,201002872],"command_history":[{"command":"BX IRT"},{"command":"046 PCT","id":"46pct"},{"command":"GANG MN"},{"command":"042 PCT","id":"42pct"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","age":40,"middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[10568,4481],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Ross, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-10-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"159242/2018","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","summary":"On May 17, 2018 at approximately 8 pm, Plaintiff emerged from his neighborhood bodega and was standing among people when 2 unmarked police cars pulled up. Plaintiff and his friend walked away and the driver of the police vehicle pulled the car in front of them. Defendant, NYPD officer Palmer stopped Plaintiff asked where he was going and told Plaintiff he would search him. Plaintiff refused and asked why he was being searched. Defendant Palmer refused to answer him and started aggressively searching Plaintiff, specifically his neck, shoulders, arms, chest and waistband and aggressively grabbed Plaintiff's genital demanding that Plaintiff produce a gun. Plaintiff said he did not have a gun. Defendant handcuffed Plaintiff and searched him 3 more times, each time aggressively grabbing Plaintiff's genitals. Plaintiff was turned to face an unmarked car and said that the person in the car identified him as not the shooter and then was put in a police vehicle. Plaintiff complained that the handcuffs were too tight but Palmer refused to loosen them. Plaintiff was taken to the 28th Precinct where he was searched again. Plaintiff was taken to the pen and told to remove his shoelaces and hoodie strings. Defendants Santiago and Sanchez took Plaintiff to a back room and Santiago forced Ross to strip his clothes and Santiago told him to take everything off including his socks. Plaintiff asked why he had to strip and Santiago threatened to taser Plaintiff if he refused. Plaintiff removed all of his clothes. Santiago told Plaintiff to turn around, squat, spread his butt cheeks and cough in front of other Defendants. Plaintiff complied and then Santiago told him to do it again and if not he would tase him. Plaintiff was humiliated. Plaintiff then was told to leave because he was not the shooter they were looking for. Palmer patted Plaintiff on the shoulder and apologized for the inconvenience as he and his fellow officers laughed at Plaintiff. As a result of Defendants' actions Plaintiff suffered physical and mental injuries, emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment and deprivation of property.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=sAyGeLTGLkM9/XD2wal0OQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Pierre, Annette vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-29","disposition_date":"2018-03-08","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025122/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","summary":"On or about September 30, 2015, at approximately 2:00 P.M., in the vicinity of 173rd Street and Clay Avenue, County of Bronx, State of New York, the defendants, NYPD Officer Rafael Perdomo, Sgt. Michael Pomerantz, and four other New York City police officers, wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing her physical pain and mental suffering without any legal justification. The defendants also jointly and severally placed the plaintiff in imminent fear of physical harm by approaching her with their loaded firearms, outstretched limbs, and other objects, which they used to physically seize, strike, and restrain her without her consent. The defendants further wrongfully and unlawfully arrested the plaintiff, restrained her, and took her into custody at a police station in the County of Bronx, where she was charged. The plaintiff was held in custody for over 24 hours before being released. Later the plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted. The defendants failed to take reasonable steps to stop the prosecution instead maliciously and deliberately provided false or incomplete information to the DA’s office to induce the prosecution and cover up their illegal conducts. The charges were ultimately dismissed after multiple court appearances, on or about May 18, 2016.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4Ea4zdwebhWHR7phEi5QgA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Chapman, Terry vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-02-21","disposition_date":"2018-12-18","payout_amount":55000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021156/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","summary":"On June 25, 2015, Defendants wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized Plaintiff causing him physical pain and mental suffering. Defendants approached Plaintiff with loaded firearms which they used to seize, strike, and restrain the Plaintiff. Plaintiff was held in custody for 308 days.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=MNRA008TKTlbi0Qur/tXIQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Turner, Kowan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-20","disposition_date":"2016-10-20","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"026413/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923487-Turner-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Joseph, Jahkeda, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-08-29","disposition_date":"2015-07-29","payout_amount":65500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"024064/2014E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","summary":"On or about June 16, 2013, Plaintiffs were lawful passengers in a motor vehicle when Defendant NYPD officers Pomerantz, Gomez, Ching, and other unknown Defendant officers, conducted a warrantless stop on the car without probable cause. The Defendants searched the vehicle and located an air pistol and shotgun, which were the lawful property of the vehicle's owner. The vehicle's owner immediately identified himself as the owner of the weapons. Despite that fact, the Defendants placed Plaintiffs under arrest and charged them with felony weapon possession. Plaintiffs were taken into custody and transported to central booking. All charges against the various Plaintiffs were eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=u//G/ttVJtjxoUV3_PLUS_beCuQ==","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928201-Joseph-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Sanchez, Ariel & Dejesus, Maria vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303776/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379196-Sanchez-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Colon, Daniel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-07","disposition_date":"2014-10-23","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV08797","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","summary":"On July 2, 2011, around 11:00 p.m., Daniel Colon was leaving a friend's residence at 1776 Weeks Avenue in the Bronx when he was unjustly stopped and assaulted by NYPD Officers Orlando Colon, Anthony Romero, and Michael Pomerantz, without any suspicion of criminal activity. This violent encounter included being punched, shoved against a wall, and beaten with fists, kicks, and a radio transmitter. Following the assault, Colon was searched, found without contraband, yet arrested and subjected to further humiliation, including three strip searches, during which he was degraded and threatened. Despite requesting medical attention for his injuries, including severe swelling and pain, his pleas were ignored. Colon was detained for about 46 hours without medical care or access to clean water before being charged based on false allegations, leading to approximately 15 months of legal battles to clear his name, all charges eventually being dismissed in his favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.421131.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4564819/colon-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-16","disposition_date":"2015-06-25","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"156874/2012","name":"Rosario, David vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":1500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379195-Rosario-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"officer_name":"Pomerantz, Michael","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-07-06","disposition_date":"2016-02-01","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"305811/2011","name":"Rawlings, Jeremy vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":7500},{"name":"Ligon v. City of New York","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Large litigation against Operation Clean Halls. Miguel Santiago (43rd precinct) is found incredible and the judge concludes that he did not truthfully fill out paperwork after one plaintiff's arrest and credits plaintiff's testimony that he was strip searched by Santiago, which Santiago denied on the stand. Santiago's partner was Landro Perez.Kieron Ramdeen, 46th Precinct. The judge finds he testified inaccurately regarding which officers he was working with on the night of the challenged arrest. He said he was not working with a ìHispanic officerî that night, after the plaintiff described one of the three officers who arrested him as Hispanic. Ramdeen's partner, PO Michael Pomerantz's memo book indicates that they were on patrol with a third officer, Premativo Montanez.  Judge Scheindlin finds Ramdeen's testimony that the plaintiff was arrested inside the building lobby incredible. She also discredits his testimony that the plaintiff made a confession that he was in the building to buy marijuana.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919520-Ligon-v-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"12CV02274","officer_name":"Michael J. Pomerantz","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4350399/ligon-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-02","case_no":"2022-26831","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Failed to timely activate body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-10-19","case_no":"2022-26712","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, vacation days (3 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a business card"},{"desc":"Wrongfully stopped an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-10-08","case_no":"2022-26830","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, vacation days (3 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a Department business card"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-05-12","case_no":"2022-26713","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports ."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-11","case_no":"2022-26520","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-07-11","case_no":"2022-26521","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/G6W7-michael-pomerantz.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"156098","regular":"150889","overtime":"78807","other":"22885","total":"252580"},"id":"G6W7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/G6W7"}