{"active":false,"first_name":"Brian","last_name":"Kovarik","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"ESS 04","assignment_date":"2020-05-13","id":"ESS4"},"shield_no":4188,"ended_date":"2023-08-01","taxid":"952947","complaint_ids":[202104607,201600739,201508223,201502043,201401867,201400792],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"048 PCT","id":"48pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","age":37,"middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[21898],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Camacho, Jenal & Camacho, Juan vs The City of Ny et al.","start_date":"2023-11-28","disposition_date":"2024-08-13","payout_amount":3500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"23CV10216","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.610709/gov.uscourts.nysd.610709.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68025257/camacho-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Fernandez, Henry, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-01-12","disposition_date":"2018-09-11","payout_amount":77500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"300725/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kovarik, Brian"},{"name":"R.,j. By Mng Crosby, Hseina vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-13","disposition_date":"2018-01-22","payout_amount":43000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV06928","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Kovarik, Brian","summary":"On September 4, 2015, plaintiff J.R. (represented in this lawsuit by his mother Hseina Crosby) was arrested at about 4:30 pm outside 1923 Crotona Parkway in the Bronx. NYPD officers Daniel McFadden and Brian Kovarik called J.R. over to their vehicle, and defendant McFadden grabbed plaintiff, pushed his chest and face onto the hood of the police vehicle, and applied overly tight handcuff's to plaintiff J.R.'s wrist, injuring him. Plaintiff J.R. was then transferred to a juvenile detention center and held until 8:00 am on September 5, 2015. On October 30, 2015, the NYC Corporation COunsel determined that no petition would be filed against plaintiff J.R., and all charges were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23685915-crosby-complaint","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4524396/rosa-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Simmons, Jamel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-21","disposition_date":"2017-04-07","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01943","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Kovarik, Brian","summary":"While Plaintiff was being arrested for allegedly stealing hotdogs, a police car hit him and ran over his ankle.  Plaintiff was taken to the 75th Precinct and pled guilty to charges. On another occasion, Plaintiff, his friend, and girlfriend were locked out of their car and attempting to gain entry when they were arrested, taken to the 48th precinct, and charged with false charges later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921202-Simmons-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23690718-simmons-complaint","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921201-Simmons-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356756/simmons-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Phillip, Harrison vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-16","disposition_date":"2016-01-27","payout_amount":32500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"303109/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kovarik, Brian"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2016-08-29","case_no":"2016-15915","penalty":"Vacation days (9 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty, wrongfully interfered with a person known to the Department's ability to record an incident without sufficient legal authority.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, abused his authority as a member of the New York City Police Department, in that he searched the bag of a person known to the Department without sufficient legal authority.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/QVQD-brian-kovarik.jpg","id":"QVQD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/QVQD"}