{"active":true,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Cleary","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"023 DET","assignment_date":"2026-06-15","id":"23det"},"shield_no":1241,"taxid":"946866","complaint_ids":[202100904,201502017,201500655,200905376],"command_history":[{"command":"024 DET","id":"24det"},{"command":"028 DET","id":"28det"},{"command":"034 DET","id":"34det"},{"command":"020 DET","id":"20det"},{"command":"032 PCT","id":"32pct"},{"command":"GANG M"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","age":40,"middle_initial":"K","shield_no_history":[13631,696],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Peralta, Aneury vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-05-03","disposition_date":"2019-09-04","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"155296/2018","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Cleary, James","summary":"On July 7, 2015, plaintiff was driving with his sister on the passenger seat when they were pulled over by defendant police officers in plainclothes. The defendants gave conflicting instructions about whether plaintiff was free to go and were verbally belligerent. After initially proceeding, plaintiff pulled into a parking spot and was suddenly grabbed by the same police officers who falsely arrested him. They shoved him to the ground, hit him with wooden sticks and punched him. Plaintiff was then taken to the precinct and processed before being brought to hospital for the injuries he sustained. Plaintiff was subsequently falsely charged with assault, obstruction and resisting arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=lIuTUde5uQ6IQHRlZFGQog==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-05-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"18CV03717","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cleary, James","summary":"On or about March 8, 2015 Plaintiff, a black man, was driving a black Mercedes and was pulled over in an unmarked police car without probable cause alleging that Plaintiff had made an illegal turn when he had not. Plaintiff had previously been stopped by police years before when they falsely accused him of being in the park after midnight. On that night, Police slammed Plaintiff to the ground and smashed his hand with a boot. Plaintiff has a lasting injury known as \"mallet finger\" that makes his right pinky droop and cause sharp pain. The injury required at least 15 doctor visits. When Officer stopped Plaintiff in 2015, they saw the previous arrest and searched Plaintiff's car without his consent. Despite not finding anything in the vehicle or having any other probable cause Defendants arrested plaintiff. \n\nAt the precinct, Defendants subjected Plaintiff to a humiliating and illegal search in front of other prisoners where they made him remove his clothes and without justification attempted a cavity search. When Plaintiff refused the cavity search, Defendants picked him up and slammed him on the table and twisted his arm which was bleeding. Defendants gave up and refused Plaintiff's request for medical attention. The injury has exacerbated the original injury to his hand.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.492739/gov.uscourts.nysd.492739.47.0_1.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6502637/daniels-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Daniels, Deshawn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-05-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"18CV01737","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District CA","officer_name":"Cleary, James","summary":"On March 18, 2015,  the plaintiff was pulled over for allegedly making an illegal left turn and asked to step out of his vehicle.  Officers searched the plaintiff, revealing a butterfly knife, and his car without consent. Officers took plaintiff to the precinct and conducted a strip search before placing him in a cell for two or three hours.  Officers returned and forced plaintiff to strip in front of the other people in the holding cell. Officers placed the plaintiff in handcuffs, held him on a table, and attempted to conduct an anal cavity check. Plaintiff refused and was slammed on the table and struck.  The officers did not return all of plaintiff's property upon release and falsified a charge that he was in possession of a dangerous weapon.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.492739/gov.uscourts.nysd.492739.47.0_1.pdf","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Banner, Lamont vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-19","disposition_date":"2019-05-09","payout_amount":18500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022438/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Cleary, James","summary":"On or about February 10, 2016 at approximately 5:30 pm near 267 W. 152 St, Plaintiff was in his legally parked car when Defendant police officers James Cleary and John Doe handcuffed, arrested and later transported Plaintiff to the 32nd precinct. Plaintiff did not possess anything of an illegal nature nor did Plaintiff engage in any unlawful or illegal behavior. At the precinct, Plaintiff was held in a holding cell for several hours before he was given a Desk Appearance Ticket to appear in New York County Criminal Court, and from then until October 7, 2016, Plaintiff made several court appearances until the matter was ultimately dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=KdCJjg/bBAth7hF82FYVfQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/NEZB-james-cleary.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"59969","other":"21809","total":"199497"},"id":"NEZB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/NEZB"}