{"active":false,"first_name":"Zoltan","last_name":"Dobrossy","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"AUTO CR","assignment_date":"2024-12-17","id":"163"},"shield_no":2563,"ended_date":"2025-02-03","taxid":"934785","complaint_ids":[201310225,201207181,201003824,200909598,200804047,200713329],"command_history":[{"command":"JT T/F","id":"112"},{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","shield_no_history":[25503],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Bare, Ramon vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-09-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"157426/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On June 4, 2018, the plaintiff was a lawful passenger in his friend’s vehicle when they arrived at a location, where a man had asked to be dropped off. When the vehicle pulled into the parking lot, the individually named defendant police officers suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of its windows, forcefully and aggressively opened the doors, and physically removed the plaintiff and the other occupants. The defendant police officers assaulted and battered the plaintiff, subjecting him to excessive force by dragging him across the ground, causing bruises and cuts all over his body. Thereafter, the defendants unlawfully searched the plaintiff and the vehicle without probable cause or legal justification. Eventually, the plaintiff was transported to a precinct and maliciously prosecuted.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=wIUgq6j24GpFzNLm2AEzkg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Martinez, Edickson vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-09-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"157427/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about June 4, 2018 at approximately 3:00 p.m., at which time plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend in the vicinity of\n13-39 College Point Blvd, Queens, New York, when officers Kathy Martinez, Bilal Ates, Scott Berger, Robert Smith, Laurance Laverty, Emrah Ates, Soltan Dobrossy, John Denora, John Salmieri, Washington Mosquera and undercover officer  UC#C0249 (together the \"defendants\") suddenly surrounded the vehicle, broke several of the windows of the vehicle, forcefully\nand aggressively opened the doors of the vehicle, physically removed plaintiff from the vehicle, assaulted and battered plaintiff and subjected plaintiff to the use of excessive force and dragged plaintiff across the ground, causing plaintiff suffer bruises and cuts all over his body. Thereafter the defendants unlawfully searched plaintiff and the vehicle without probable cause. At no time relevant herein did the defendant police officers recover any illegal drugs, weapons or contraband from plaintiff’s possession, custody, or control. At no time relevant herein did the defendant police officers have probable cause. The defendants were targeting another passenger in the vehicle who plaintiff had not met before. Drugs were recovered from this other passenger and he confirmed to the officers they belonged to him only and nobody else in the vehicle had knowledge of them. Plaintiff was subsequently transported to the 109th precint, and after that to central bookings. He was arraigned approximately 24 hours after his arrest. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted and the defendants provided false and misleading evidence to the DA office. Plaintiff had to appear in court about 20 times before all charges were dropped on February 26, 2020. Those officers that did not physically touch\nplaintiff but observed their fellow officers violating plaintiff's rights but neglected to intervene to stop their fellow officers from continuing to violate plaintiff's rights are liable to plaintiff for their failure to intervene. Plaintiff was subject to the negligent infliction of emotional distress by the actions of the defendants.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ZH1_PLUS_gop0PJnLFk/TbRpWFw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mceachin, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-19","disposition_date":"2015-12-22","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04304","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Dobrossy, Zoltan","summary":"Two plain clothed defendant detectives (Hoeflinger and Dobrossy) approached the plaintiff who was walking home. Plaintiff was verbally assaulted and officers unlawfully searched plaintiff's pockets. Plaintiff claims that the defendant officers 'flaked' him by inserting an empty bag of cocaine in his pocket and falsely arrested him stating he had a criminal possession of a controlled substance. Plaintiff was taken back to the 73rd precinct and was subject to an unlawful strip search. Plaintiff was released to appear in court with a DAT, and his case was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920883-McEachin-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13246395/mceachin-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Pemberton, Antoine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-17","disposition_date":"2017-04-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"009936/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Dobrossy, Zoltan"},{"name":"Chapman, Derrick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-09-05","disposition_date":"2014-02-14","payout_amount":16500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04748","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Dobrossy, Zoltan","summary":"On May 30, 2012, Plaintiff was on the sidewalk on Broadway, between Marion Street and Stone Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Defendants Martin and Walsh stopped Plaintiff and asked what was in his pocket. The Defendants then proceeded to search the Plaintiff and removed everything from his pockets. One of the Defendants found half of an Oxycodone pill and Plaintiff informed them that it was a medication for which he had a prescription. Nevertheless, Defendants arrested him on a charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. One of the Defendants handcuffed the Plaintiff and then Defendants Martin, Walsh, Dobrossy, and/or Tiernan placed him in the rear of the police van. Shortly after, the air conditioning was turned off and Defendants drove Plaintiff around for a while in stifling conditions. Defendants Dobrossy and Tiernan transported Plaintiff to the 73rd Precinct where he was imprisoned. While he was imprisoned, a friend of the Plaintiff brought his prescription bottle for Oxycodone to the Precinct and showed it to Defendants Martin, Walsh, and/or Cuozzo. Plaintiff was then transported to Brooklyn Central Booking where he continued to be imprisoned. On May 31, 2012, Defendant Russell signed a Criminal Court complaint accusing Plaintiff of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. Plaintiff was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. On October 23, 2012, the criminal charge against the Plaintiff was dismissed on motion of the District Attorney because the Plaintiff had a prescription for the Oxycodone.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.346382/gov.uscourts.nyed.346382.23.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13050021/chapman-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Dobrossy, Zoltan","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-05-18","disposition_date":"2014-03-04","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV02160","name":"Brooks, Ellen, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":181500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919668-Brooks-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13048931/brooks-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Dobrossy, Zoltan","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-04-16","disposition_date":"2013-07-12","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV01825","name":"Stephens, Robert vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":36000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919506-Stephens-v-The-City-of-New-York"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919505-Stephens-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4321628/stephens-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rose v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":6000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, arrested, strip-searched and charged with felony. All charges dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919034-Rose-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919033-Rose-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"10CV03069","officer_name":"Zoltan Dobrossy"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022555-dobrossy-28d9e9a1e5fe273cabdd781a96fadf21e475447e","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"KXPH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KXPH"}