{"active":true,"first_name":"John","last_name":"Klein","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"INS TRN","assignment_date":"2026-03-16","id":"844"},"shield_no":599,"taxid":"951875","command_history":[{"command":"TRN BUR","id":"485"},{"command":"110 PCT","id":"110pct"},{"command":"CTERRDV","id":"316"},{"command":"CRC","id":"CRC"},{"command":"MED DIV","id":"324"}],"middle_initial":"W","shield_no_history":[5983],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","lawsuits":[{"name":"Mitchell, Vincent vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-23","disposition_date":"2015-07-27","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00565","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Klein, John W.","summary":"On November 6, 2013, plaintiff was operating a work vehicle, picking up blood samples from a clinic in Queens. Defendant officer John Klein and other defendant officer John Doe issued plaintiff a parking ticket. Plaintiff attempted to explain the circumstances to his employer, observed there were no traffic signs indicating his vehicle was illegally parked, and took photos as proof. Defendants Klein and John Doe approached plaintiff and ordered him out of his vehicle, telling plaintiff he was under arrest for disorderly conduct. Defendants falsely charged plaintiff with disorderly conduct and failure to comply with a lawful traffic direction. Plaintiff had to appear in court. Defendant Klein falsely swore that plaintiff double parked. The false charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal and plaintiff was found not guilty. Defendant officers falsely arrested plaintiff in retaliation for taking photos and due to discrimination against plaintiff for his race/nationality. Other John Doe officers failed to intervene in the illegal conduct.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.365889/gov.uscourts.nyed.365889.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18120629/mitchell-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21024995-klein-b0aa1c3f6351fa29155a87d94e7e38d20b62d848","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"96477","regular":"96117","overtime":"33265","other":"22082","total":"151464"},"id":"KNMH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KNMH"}