{"active":false,"first_name":"Jorge","last_name":"Morel","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBN","assignment_date":"2008-07-02","id":"92"},"shield_no":7029,"ended_date":"2023-07-03","taxid":"933057","complaint_ids":[201700918,201307689,201205867,201110566,201014097,200613516,200503360],"command_history":[{"command":"075 PCT","id":"75pct"}],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","middle_initial":"L","shield_no_history":[21184],"lawsuits":[{"officer_name":"Morel, Jorge L.","start_date":"2018-10-11","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"18CV00443","name":"Poole, Darin vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7280165/poole-v-nyc/"},{"name":"Mattocks, Perry, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-02-05","disposition_date":"2014-11-08","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV00636","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Morel, Jorge L.","summary":"Officers, in plainclothes, entered Plaintiff's apartment when he opened the door.  Officers pulled their guns and instructed plaintiffs to get on the floor.  Then both plaintiffs were arrested and take to the 75th precinct, then Central Bookings Division of the Criminal Court, and then released without explanation. Officers made false allegations","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920057-Mattocks-v-The-City-of-New-York","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138814/mattocks-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Blanco, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-04","disposition_date":"2014-10-03","payout_amount":3500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02520","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Morel, Jorge L.","summary":"On April 23, 2013, Jorge Luis Morel arrested Plaintiff while Plaintiff was attending a child custody hearing at Bronx County Family Court without probable cause or justification. At that time, Morel was dating Arelyz Vargas, the mother of Plaintiff's child, whom was the other party to the child custody hearing. Vargas had previously filed a false Family Offense Petition against Plaintiff, claiming that Plaintiff had struck her in the head, and as a result Morel arrested Plaintiff despite knowing the falsity of the Petition. Morel handcuffed Plaintiff and took him to the 34th Precinct, where Plaintiff was held overnight for approximately 24 hours, causing Plaintiff physical and emotional distress. Morel then caused criminal charges to be filed against Plaintiff for assault and battery, but the charges were dismissed in Plaintiff's favor on July 25, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.418353/gov.uscourts.nysd.418353.1.0_2.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5529005/baez-v-new-york-city-department-of-transportation/"},{"name":"Marrero v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":13000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"11CV04739","officer_name":"Jorge L. Morel"},{"name":"Sterling v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"While Plaintiff was walking down the street, defendant officers approached him with guns drawn, threw him on a wall, handcuffed him, searched him, and brought him to the 75th precinct. Plaintiff was strip-searched at the precinct and charged with sale and possession of a controlled substance, which were ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921702-Sterling-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921703-Sterling-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"16CV00127","officer_name":"Jorge L. Morel","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325130/sterling-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21026727-morel-ae2641f9d6105c02e59f6ad02e59223c42e8f9b9","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"QWS5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/QWS5"}