{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Desposito","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"WARRSEC","assignment_date":"2022-10-03","id":"118"},"shield_no":170,"taxid":"954726","complaint_ids":[202511919,202406859,202304255,202006961,202203434,202003492,202001674,201905516,201708321,201706761,201705931,201607204,201510870],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBN SU PST"},{"command":"PBBN","id":"PBBN"},{"command":"075 PCT","id":"75pct"}],"appt_date":"2013-07-09","middle_initial":"T","shield_no_history":[2001],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Francillon, Benshley vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2026-05-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"516469/2026","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Marrast, Sherrard vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-04-18","disposition_date":"2023-08-08","payout_amount":77500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"23CV01443","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On February 26, 2020, Defendants (collectively, the \"Police Defendants\") unlawfully assaulted and seriously injured the plaintiff and arrested the plaintiff, all without any justification or due cause.\n\nOn February 26, 2020, at approximately 10pm Plaintiff was present, with a friend, in the area of Prospect Place and Troy Ave in Brooklyn, New York, when they were approached by defendant officers Trimarshi and Hirsh. After defendants performed a search of plaintiff and his friend, plaintiff objected to how defendant Hirsh had been aggressively manhandling his friend. At that point, Defendant Trimarshi knocked Plaintiff to the ground and punched Plaintiff in the face a number of times, resulting in a bilateral nasal fracture. Defendant Hirsh had the opportunity to yet failed to intervene in order stop the assault upon the plaintiff. As this assault took place, defendant officers Deposito, Melrose, Herrera, Doyle, Ardolino, and Walsh arrived upon the scene. These defendants had the opportunity yet did not intervene to stop the assault upon the Plaintiff. Instead, these defendants assisted in taking the Plaintiff into custody.\n\nAt the precinct, the Police Defendants falsely informed members of the Kings County District Attorney's Office that they had observed Plaintiff\ncommitting various crimes. The Plaintiff was taken from the police precinct to Brooklyn Central Booking. Plaintiff was arraigned and further prosecuted in the Kings County Criminal Court until all charges against the plaintiff were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.493190/gov.uscourts.nyed.493190.9.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66840951/marrast-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Desposito, Michael T.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2022-04-14","disposition_date":"2022-11-16","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"510658/2022","name":"Canter Forero, Jehan Mary vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":60000},{"name":"Forde, Ricardo vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-11-16","disposition_date":"2025-05-08","payout_amount":67500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV04989","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On September 3, 2018, the Plaintiff was outside a building in Brooklyn when Defendant NYPD Officer Reginald Smith, Randy Sanchez, Michael Desposito, and unknown officers began to shout and yell at the Plaintiff from an unmarked vehicle. The Defendants chased the Plaintiff and threw, shoved, and slammed him onto the entryway of a building. They punched the Plaintiff in his face, head, neck, and chest. The Defendants slammed the Plaintiff onto the ground and handcuffed him. After handcuffing the Plaintiff, the Defendants continued to beat the Plaintiff, including by punching, kicking, and holding him face down on the sidewalk with the weight of one of the officer's foot/boot on his back. The handcuffs were locked too tightly and the Plaintiff's hands swelled and went numb and his shoulders began tingling. The Defendants ignored his pleas to loosen the handcuffs. The Defendants denied the Plaintiff medical attention, did not read him his Miranda rights, and did not give him a phone call. For several hours, the Plaintiff was denied medical attention until he was transported to the hospital and subjected to psychiatric evaluation in the \"psych ward,\" confined for hours. The Plaintiff was then taken to Central Booking to be processed. At arraignment, he was given the retaliatory charge of resisting arrest. After the charges were dismissed on September 7, 2018, he remained imprisoned and spent additional days in state custody. On September 12, 2018, he was transferred to the custody of the US Marshal Service. Teh Defendants mislead, coerced, and/or failed to properly inform the Federal prosecutors.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.469121/gov.uscourts.nyed.469121.30.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60363839/forde-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Delima, Lashawn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-10","disposition_date":"2018-04-30","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"513301/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Desposito, Michael","summary":"On May 7, 2015 defendant NYPD officer Michael Desposito (Badge No. 2001), along with unnamed NYPD officers, unlawfully stopped and searched plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff was arrested and booked, and suffered emotional injuries as a result of this incident. Defendants proceeded to initiate a malicious prosecution of plaintiff based on false evidence provided to the DA. All charges against plaintiff were dismissed on July 20, 2015.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jXuME75CHfTK_PLUS_rmZAXcJLg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Moore, Andre vs Desposito, Micheal, et al.","start_date":"2015-07-23","disposition_date":"2017-10-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV04319","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Desposito, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff was falsely arrested for obstructed window, obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, and unlicensed operator. Defendant Officer Desposito never returned or vouchered Plaintiff's cell phone. Plaintiff seems to be arguing it is his constitutional right to drive without a license or insurance.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.373208/gov.uscourts.nyed.373208.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5706203/moore-v-desposito/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-07","case_no":"2022-26307","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."},{"desc":"Failed to timely activate their body worn camera."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022457-desposito-0b10ff323267aa5ce9ec5d0875673457cbb3d049","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057623-desposito-954726-12-28-20","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085837-seh_954726","type":"employment-history"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24415657-7956_iab_prinston-954245-14-04133_redacted"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/M6S5-michael-desposito.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115063","overtime":"44764","other":"14896","total":"174723"},"id":"M6S5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/M6S5"}