{"active":false,"first_name":"Erick","last_name":"Ortiz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"NARCBMN","assignment_date":"2016-09-21","id":"250"},"shield_no":3383,"ended_date":"2022-06-02","taxid":"906986","complaint_ids":[201015968,200702610,200611856,200409711,9900560,9803531],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"1994-02-28","age":53,"middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[26135],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Steinbergin, Troy vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-10-25","disposition_date":"2023-04-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"159315/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"Robert Frank, and Undercover Officers No. 0076 and 0039. The Defendants did such despite the Plaintiff not committing any illegal acts, not being accused of any wrongdoing by any witnesses, no probable cause, or any legal justification. The defendants then unlawfully stopped the Plaintiff by grabbing his body and limbs. They then physically restrained the plaintiff, violently contorted the Plaintiff's arms behind their back, placed the Plaintiff's hands in metal handcuffs, and caused the Plaintiff substantial injuries and pain to the Plaintiff's back, neck, arms, hands, and wrists. Despite Plaintiff telling the Defendants that the handcuffs were too tight and causing pain, the Defendants ignored Plaintiff's request to loosen the handcuffs and instead decided to subject Plaintiff to illegal strip searches. The defendants' fabrication of the situation led the District Attorney's Office to charge the  Plaintiff with the Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and the Plaintiff's detainment for 41 months until his release from prison on or about November 16th, 2017. Plaintiff's charges were terminated in his favor on October 9th, 2019. Ultimately, Plaintiff believes he was targeted because he is an African-American male. As a result of the Plaintiff's actions, As direct or proximate results of said acts, Plaintiff suffered  loss of","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=3w94JXy1mE34Dt5EE8O_PLUS_aw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Spruill, Jeremiah vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-01-26","disposition_date":"2025-03-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"21CV00181","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On March 12, 2014, the Plaintiff was falsely arrested for selling drugs. Subsequently, due to false testimony, the plaintiff was convicted for 6 years in prison. In November 2018, the DA voluntarily dismissed all charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.551877/gov.uscourts.nysd.551877.47.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29093657/spruill-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Priveterre, Stephen vs Charlson, Sean, et al.","start_date":"2015-07-15","disposition_date":"2016-08-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV08841","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354402/priveterre-v-forte/"},{"name":"Tucker, Theodore vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-12","disposition_date":"2016-02-16","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161282/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"On January 28, 2012, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the plaintiff, Theodore Tucker, was lawfully present in the vicinity of 1st Avenue and 105th Street, New York, and was subject to a stop by some of the defendants, certain New York police officers. The plaintiff was subsequently frisked and searched, questioned, and then arrested by the same police officers, without probable cause. The police officers did not find any illegal drugs, weapons or contraband from the search but the plaintiff was handcuffed and transported to 23rd precinct. The plaintiff was strip searched at the precinct, then fingerprinted, photographed and placed in a holding cell for several hours, before being transported to Manhattan Central Booking where he was held for additional hours. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants provided false information to New York County District Attorney, resulting in his arraignment in the New York County Criminal Court for serious felony crimes that the plaintiff did not commit. On or about August 13, 2013, the plaintiff was acquitted of all charges brought against him in the criminal proceeding.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=LtcbAxckNs7GUmgLJRVWmg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Vasquez, David vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-18","disposition_date":"2014-11-21","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV03333","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff on the street, threw him against a wall and handcuffed him excessively tight, took him to the 25th Precinct and strip-searched him.  Plaintiff charged with unspecified charges which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920166-Vasquez-V-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920167-Vasquez-V-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143632/vasquez-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ruiz, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-17","disposition_date":"2017-11-22","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161394/2013","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"On May 4, 2013, Plaintiff was touched, grabbed, handcuffed and arrested by defendants. The events that resulted in plaintiff's arrest began at 115th St between Park and Madison Aves, NY, NY, with defendants hitting plaintiff in an excessive manner about his person, causing physical pain and mental suffering necessitating medical treatment. Plaintiff was taken to New York Central Booking where charges were later dismissed when the DA declined to prosecute plaintiff as he had not committed any crimes.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=JwA2nJ5m8DMvgMRWWI9GwA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Abraham, Cucuta vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-30","disposition_date":"2014-05-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV00558","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919769-Cucuta-v-New-York-City-Police-Department-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5473700/cucuta-v-new-york-city-police-department/"},{"name":"Garnett, Kwame vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-16","disposition_date":"2014-11-21","payout_amount":20001,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"13CV07083","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"Defendant Neftali Betances arrested plaintiff while he was playing games in an electronics store in connection with a buy-and-bust drug transaction that allegedly occurred across the street 10 minutes earlier in the presence of defendant Undercover Officer C0039. Plaintiff had no involvement in the alleged buy-and-bust drug transaction. Jury found plaintiff not guilty of the only charge against him--criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Following his acquittal, plaintiff was release from custody, after being incarcerated for nearly eight months at Rikers.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919994-Garnett-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919993-Garnett-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352797/garnett-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Williams, Enid, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-08-14","disposition_date":"2014-06-09","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV05599","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"On August 8, 2012, at approximately 6:00 a.m., in the County of New York, City and State of New York, plaintiffs were lawfully present inside of 345 East 101st Street, Apartment 8M (the \"scene of the arrest\"), when defendant Ortiz and the Doe defendants kicked in or otherwise loudly and forcibly entered through the front door of the apartment. Plaintiff James Sasser was a guest lawfully present in the apartment and the other plaintiffs live at the apartment. Although there was no legal basis to do so, the defendants began searching the premises. The search yielded no evidence of guns, drugs, or contraband. Inside of apartment, the defendants subjected plaintiff Enid Williams to excessive force by pushing her leg against a freezer and other furniture, causing her serious personal injuries which required medical attention. The defendants were not invited into the premises, nor was their entry consented to by any of the plaintiffs, or any other individual authorized to so consent. There were no exigent circumstances present that would permit the defendants to enter the premises absent a warrant or invitation. The defendants did not display a warrant to justify their entry into the premises and refused to produce one after the plaintiffs asked. If indeed a warrant had issued, it could only have been procured on false or otherwise misleading information as none of the residents of the apartment had engaged in any conduct that would have constituted probable cause for the issuance of a warrant to enter or search the premises. The plaintiffs were not engaged in any suspicious or illegal conduct, and complied with defendants' requests at all times. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing in the part of plaintiffs, the defendants continued to assault the plaintiffs, detaining them in handcuffs, and searching their home.Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing, the defendants formally arrested the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were then taken to a local area precinct believed to be the 42nd Precinct where they were held for several hours before they were taken to New York County Central Booking where they were held for several more hours. Plaintiffs Enid Williams, Janelle Miller and James Sassser were eventually arraigned on a criminal complaint containing false allegations sworn to by Defendant Ortiz and with the knowledge and approval of the Doe defendants. All of the plaintiffs' charges were resolved in their favor. Plaintiffs were arrested, detained, and arraigned pursuant to false information and allegations supplied by the defendants, or made on the basis of allegations supplied by the defendants.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919933-Williams-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13054935/williams-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Vargas, Jamel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-17","disposition_date":"2013-09-11","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV00361","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","summary":"On February 23, 2012, Plaintiff was sleeping in his father’s apartment when NYPD officers executed a warrant by knocking down the front door.  Defendant officer Erick Ortiz and others pushed Plaintiff to the ground, applied excessively tight handcuffs, and questioned him.  Despite being a visitor with no knowledge of any criminal activity, Plaintiff was taken down to police van where he was thrown in, striking his face on the floor.  Plaintiff was taken to the 25th Precinct where he was illegally strip searched and medical care denied.  Defendant Officer Ortiz prepared false criminal charges involving narcotics as an amount was found in a bedroom, but Plaintiff was visiting from Pennsylvania and sleeping in the living room.  Plaintiff was held until March 5, 2012 until bail could be arranged.  In response to defense motions, all charges were dismissed on May 16, 2012.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.406518/gov.uscourts.nysd.406518.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919764-Vargas-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13053804/vargas-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-04-17","disposition_date":"2013-01-04","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV03047","name":"Velasquez, Juan vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":50000,"summary":"On August 20, 2010, plaintiff exited a store across the street from his home on East 102st. in Manhattan and was accosted by a young Hispanic female, later identified as defendant undercover officer. The undercover officer, dressed in very short shorts and other indicia of street prostitution, clutched his arm and begged him to sell her drugs. Plaintiff shook her off and walked on. She grabbed his arm again, pleading she was sick and needed the drugs. He shook himself free of her once more, yelling at her to stop bothering him; she was a mess; she should get into a program. He started across the street to get away from her. She screamed expletives at him, threatened him, called out that he didn't know who he was dealing with. Plaintiff continued across the street to his home. When he approached the door several police officers in plain clothes pounced and arrested him. He was taken to a local precinct for approximately 18 hours, then moved to central booking. The next day he was charged with PL 195.05, obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree. Bail was set at $1000, which he could not raise. He was moved to Rikers Island. The case was finally dismissed on March 13, 2012. As a result of his incarceration plaintiff lost his job with the Central Park Conservancy, and his apartment.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919566-Velasquez-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12960847/velasquez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Ortiz, Erick","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-04-19","disposition_date":"2012-02-11","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"11CV02446","name":"Amiker, Darryl vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":17500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919256-Amiker-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12850229/amiker-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rivera v. 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