{"active":false,"first_name":"David","last_name":"Taormina","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"REC TNG","id":"333"},"shield_no":1499,"ended_date":"2017-04-05","taxid":"898616","command_history":[{"command":"009 PCT","id":"9pct"}],"complaint_ids":[9903888],"appt_date":"1990-10-15","lawsuits":[{"name":"Raffaele, Thomas D. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-08-21","disposition_date":"2018-01-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV04607","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Taormina, David","summary":"Plaintiff observed Officers Samot and Lawry using excessive force and assaulting a man while he was subdued on the ground on the street.  A large crowd gathered and other officers arrived who tried to manage the crowd.  Officer Samot yelled obscenities, shoved and attacked random members of the crowd, tried to stop any video recordings,  and then attacked Plaintiff.  Commanding Sergeant denied seeing the attack and NYPD officers and ADAs collectively went through extensive measures to cover it up. protect the officer","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5378190-Raffaele-v-The-City-of-New-York"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.345877.45.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322784/raffaele-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"LUG4","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LUG4"}