{"active":false,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Essig","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"CD","command":{"command":"DET BUR","assignment_date":"2021-03-29","id":"245"},"ended_date":"2023-09-01","taxid":"879610","complaint_ids":[200718388,200607105,200404304,200307393,9700044,9403739,9101970],"command_history":[{"command":"P C O","id":"422"},{"command":"044 PCT","id":"44pct"}],"appt_date":"1983-01-03","middle_initial":"W","shield_no_history":[3431],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Leslie, Shakira, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"22CV02305","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On July 3, 2019, Plaintiff Shakira Leslie was traveling in the back seat of her friend's car when it was pulled over by Defendant NYPD officers. Plaintiff and others in the car were ordered out of the car to be searched. Despite that no contraband was found on Plaintiff during the search, she was arrested and brought to the precinct for questioning. She was charged with possessing the weapon found in the possession of the front seat passenger. Plaintiff was deprived of food and water for over 12 hours before interrogation. She was thirsty and immediately took and drank the cup of water offered by the Defendant officers. Defendant officers obtained her DNA from the cup of water, without her consent and knowledge, pursuant to the NYPD policy and practice. Her DNA was sent for testing without Defendant officers obtaining a warrant or court order. Plaintiff's DNA did not match the DNA evidence in the case. All charges against her was ultimately dismissed. However, her DNA profile remains on the Suspect Index and will be used to compare without suspicion against all past and new crime scene evidence involving DNA.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.576970/gov.uscourts.nysd.576970.84.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63176263/73/leslie-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Osgood, Michael vs City of Ny et al.","start_date":"2021-11-23","disposition_date":"2023-08-01","payout_amount":97487.27,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV09460","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Beginning in November 2013, Plaintiff, City-wide Commander of the NYPD's Special Victims Division (\"SVD\"), alerted his coworkers and superiors to systemic factors damaging SVD investigations and victims and putting SVD detectives in jeopardy. He was largely ignored and ultimately ousted from the NYPD for his cooperation with a New York City investigation into the systemic issues with SVD. In January 2017, a NYPD commanding officer made offensive comments that sparked an investigation of the SVD by the New York City Department of Investigation (the \"Department\"). On March 3, 2017, the NYPD held a meeting to prepare for the Department investigation. In attendance were Plaintiff, members of the NYPD Legal Bureau, and Defendant Prunty. During the meeting, Defendant Prunty and other members of the NYPD Legal Bureau instructed Plaintiff to essentially impede the Department's investigation. In subsequent meetings between Plaintiff in the Department, Plaintiff and his staff cooperated with the Department in defiance of Defendant Prunty's instructions. In response, Defendant Prunty threatened Plaintiff's career, specifically if he spoke poorly of CompStat. When the Department sent the NYPD a document request, Defendant Prunty instructed Plaintiff to slow the investigation down and not be fully cooperative. Plaintiff again cooperated fully with the Department, after which Defendant Shea attacking SVD units at weekly CompStat meetings. This pattern continued with subsequent meetings and document requests by the Department, in each instance Plaintiff cooperated fully in defiance of Defendants Prunty and Shea. In January 2018, Plaintiff informed Defendant Monahan that Defendant Prunty was instructing him to impede the Department's investigation.\n\nIn February 2018, Plaintiff was interviewed again by the Department, before which Defendants again threatened his employment if he was candid during the interview. Again Plaintiff testified truthfully to the Department, and as a result of Plaintiff's truthfulness the Department's resultant report negaitvely portrayed the SVD. As a result, Defendants and Plaintiff's colleagues made a number of negative comments and spoke of replacing him. As a result of the Department's investigation, the New York City Council scheduled hearings, for which the Police Commissioner's Office scheduled preparatory meetings including, among others, Plaintiff, Defendant Donahue, and Defendant Spinella, during which Defendants blamed Plaintiff for the Department's negative report. Defendant Shea was promoted to Chief of Detectives, before which the prior chief told Plaintiff that he would have to fight Defendants Shea and De Blasio for his job. Defendants O'Neill, Monahan, Shea, and Essig then conspired to tarnish Plaintiff's reputation, solicit false information about him, and oust him for his cooperation with the Department. The Department conducted a second investigation into the SVD, to which Plaintiff again responded fully and truthfully. In response, Plaintiff was essentially pushed out of his position. He was demoted from his Commanding Officer designation on November 15, 2018, and subsequently accused of impermissibly providing information to the press, resulting in his constructive termination from the NYPD.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.569912/gov.uscourts.nysd.569912.61.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61420264/93/osgood-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Kennedy, Megan, et Al., vs City of New York, et al.","docket":"07CV07678","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","start_date":"2007-09-04","disposition_date":"2014-05-01","disposition":"Settlement","payout_amount":124693,"defendant":"Essig, James","officer_name":"Essig, James","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4336442/kennedy-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Tikkun, Kaitlyn vs City of New York, et al.","docket":"05CV09901","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","start_date":"2006-01-26","disposition_date":"2014-06-02","disposition":"Settlement","payout_amount":250000,"defendant":"Essig, James","officer_name":"Essig, James","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4336088/tikkun-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Biddle et al v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918548-Biddle-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV01570","officer_name":"James W. Essig"},{"name":"Moran et al v. city of New York et al.","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","plaintiff_race":"White","summary":"Plaintiffs were protesting on the street in union square where defendant officers arrested them with tight handcuffs. Plaintiffs were then sent to pier 57 where there were toxic chemicals exposed. Plaintiffs were charged with disorderly conduct and all the charges for all plaintiffs were either dismissed or issued adjournment contemplation of dismissal of their cases.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918549-Moran-et-al-v-city-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV01571","officer_name":"James W. Essig","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4957955/moran-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Starin v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928368-Starin-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV05152","officer_name":"James W. Essig","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13052101/starin-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Stark et al v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923560-Stark-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV07579","officer_name":"James W. Essig","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4572219/stark-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bastidas et al v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":39420,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4924287-Bastidas-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4924281-Bastidas-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV07670","officer_name":"James W. Essig","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6298525/bastidas-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/JLL-james-essig.jpg","news":[{"url":"https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/nypd-chief-son-busted-groping-woman-job-article-1.3921217","title":"NYPD chief's son keeps job as cop despite getting busted for groping woman at Atlantic City casino","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2018-04-08"}],"id":"JLL","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/JLL"}