{"active":true,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Schmidt","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"SRG 1","assignment_date":"2015-11-10","id":"SRG1"},"taxid":"907284","complaint_ids":[202106374,202106129,201309240,201208417,201116518,200616191,200616893,200403377,200301026,200202279,200101530],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"},{"command":"025 PCT","id":"25pct"},{"command":"PBMN TF"}],"appt_date":"1994-02-28","middle_initial":"V","shield_no_history":[2716,2029],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Acosta, John X., et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-22","disposition_date":"2024-03-25","payout_amount":73002,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV00576","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On October 27, 2020, Plaintiffs Olivia Wanebo and John Acosta attended a protest against police brutality in Kings County. Plaintiff Acosta was filming the officers stationed at the protest and witnessed an unnamed officer use their bicycle as a weapon against another protestor. Upon using his phone to record the incident, Defendant Captain Ramos shoved Mr. Acosta and stated that he was placing Mr. Acosta under arrest. Upon this statement, Defendants John Doe 1-6, Lieutenant Schmidt, Officer Holguin, and Captain Ramos dragged Mr. Acosta into the street, repeatedly struck him, and restrained him to the extent his breathing was restricted. The defendants continued to apply pressure to Mr. Acosta's neck after he stated he could not breathe and applied tight handcuffs. Mr. Acosta was detained without being charged and, upon release, issued a summons which was then dismissed. \n\nPlaintiff Wanebo was \"singled out\" by NYPD Police Captain or Sergeant John Doe 1, and Officer Prince O’Connor then grabbed her. John Doe 1 then attempted to place Ms. Wanebo in a chokehold, causing injury to her shoulder, and then Officer O'Connor handcuffed her. She was then transported, detained unlawfully, and told that usage of her phone call would prolong her detention. She was released without charge six hours later.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.475224/gov.uscourts.nyed.475224.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62643408/acosta-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Wright, Hillary, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"150964/2022","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On September 18, 2020, at approximately 4pm-5pm, one of the Plaintiffs, Ms. Wright was present at a protest near Washington Square Park in Manhattan, at or around LaGuardia Place. Ms. Wright was standing with a group of protesters and was attempting to film about 8-10 members of the NYPD, who  were piled on top of one man. At this time, as Plaintiff was attempting to film with her phone out, Defendant, NYPD Police Officer Hillery approached Ms. Wright from behind and restrained her in a bearhug, picked her up, and pulled her into the street. Defendants NYPD members John Does #1-3 then jumped on Ms. Wright, assaulting and arresting her. NYPD members which may have included John Does 1-3 and Hillery placed Ms. Wright in extremely tight plastic handcuffs and painfully twisted her left arm while doing so. Despite asking in excess of twenty times for the handcuffs to be loosened, Ms. Wright’s requests were ignored. Defendant NYPD Officer Nova stood directly next to Ms. Wright outside of a prisoner transport vehicle for at least an hour without wearing a mask.\n\nOn October 21, 2020, at approximately 4:00 PM, the second Plaintiff, Tameer Peak was present documenting a demonstration in support of then-President Donald Trump near the intersection of Vesey Street and Broadway in Manhattan. As Mr. Peak, a Black man, attempted to livestream the event, he was assaulted by\nseveral Trump supporters. Members of the NYPD witnessed Mr. Peak’s assault and did not intervene or attempt to hold responsible the people who assaulted Mr. Peak. Instead, Defendant NYPD Police Captain or Sergeant John Doe 4 grabbed Mr.\nPeak’s arms behind his back without any justification or excuse. Defendants NYPD Police Officer John Does 5-10 then swarmed Mr. Peak, attempted to force him to the ground, and then handcuffed him without and justification of excuse. Several of the Defendants dragged Mr. Peak across the ground, ripping his shirt and bending his right arm back. The Peak Defendants caused injury to Mr. Peak’s arm and leg. Mr. Peak was transported to a precinct and then to New York County Central Booking, where he was detained based on the false allegations of Defendants Does 4-10 and other NYPD members. After approximately 25 hours in custody, Mr. Peak was released without explanation and without being charged.\nMr. Peak was denied medication while in custody.\n\nOn November 4, 2020, the third Plaintiff, Valerie Nigg was present as a protester around the intersection of 8th Street and 5th Avenue near Washington Square Park when, at approximately 8:15 PM, Defendant NYPD Officer John Doe 11 pulled Ms. Nigg by the shoulder from behind, pushed her down onto her stomach and zip tied her hands behind her back in an excessively tight fashion. Ms. Nigg was transferred to a centralized arrest processing location, where she repeatedly complained to NYPD members about the excessive tightness\nof their cuffs but was ignored. The tightness of the cuffs caused Ms. Nigg to suffer numbness, pain, nausea, and dizziness. At approximately midnight on November 5, 2020, a member of the NYPD believed to be Defendant Giardina, issued Ms. Nigg a Summons based on false charges and allegations and released her from custody.\nOn or about May 19, 2021, Ms. Nigg’s charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=KhC/qEn4TNdpn470aN8j7g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Jimenez, Israel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-08","disposition_date":"2018-02-28","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"101651/2015","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Schmidt, Christopher"},{"name":"Freedman, Melissa vs P.O. Martinez Alonzo, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-18","disposition_date":"2016-01-11","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01956","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Schmidt, Christopher","summary":"Plaintiff was acting as a legal observer for a \"Stop & frisk\" protest when Defendant officers grabbed her, handcuffed her, and took her to the 19th Precinct. Plaintiff was charged with disorderly conduct which was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923541-Freedman-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4563521/freedman-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Vargas, Roberto vs P.O. Medrano, David, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-19","disposition_date":"2015-09-11","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01202","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Schmidt, Christopher","summary":"Plaintiff was sitting in his car that was not running when defendant officers pulled alongside him and arrested him for driving with a suspended license and possession of a forged instrument. Both charges were later dismissed.  Defendants rear handcuffed Plaintiff despite the fact that he had a broken wrist.  On a separate occasion, defendant officers pulled over a vehicle in which Plaintiff was a passenger, searched it, arrested him, took him to a precinct, strip-searched him, and charged him with possession of marijuana and a forged prescription. Charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923543-Vargas-v-Medrano-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354818/vargas-v-medrano/"},{"name":"Charlotten v. City of New York","court":"Supreme Court - New York","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923544-Charlotten-v-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"158777/2013","officer_name":"Christopher V. Schmidt"},{"name":"Ortiz et al v. City of New York et al","court":"Supreme Court - New York","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923545-Ortiz-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"158782/2013","officer_name":"Christopher V. Schmidt"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2017-11-22","case_no":"2017-17994","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Failed to supervise his subordinate on twenty-one (21) occasions.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"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/GREP-christopher-schmidt.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"154751","regular":"150396","overtime":"44216","other":"33722","total":"228334"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.nyc.gov/assets/ccrb/downloads/pdf/policy_pdf/issue_based/2020NYCProtestReport.pdf","title":"2020 NYC Protests","source":"CCRB","date":"2023-01-24"}],"id":"GREP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GREP"}