{"active":false,"first_name":"Frank","last_name":"Viviano","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"SRG 1","id":"SRG1"},"ended_date":"2016-05-03","taxid":"902568","lawsuits":[{"name":"Pesola, Dallas vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-04-24","disposition_date":"2017-08-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV01917","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Viviano, Frank M.","summary":"On March 17, 2012 (St. Patrick's Day, defendant officers arrested plaintiff without probable cause, used excessive force, and caused him to be detained thereafter his arraignment. Officers also filed falsified reports which caused him to be prosecuted without probable cause as well as cause him to have to appear repeatedly in court until all charges were dismissed. Plaintiff was engaged in a peaceful U.S Constitutional 1st Amendment activity, in compliance with all lawful orders of the police.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.439604.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354923/pesola-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Marom, Yotam, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"15CV02017","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Viviano, Frank M.","summary":"Plaintiff was lawfully present in Liberty Plaza at the Occupy wall Street movement .  Plaintiff was subjected to excessive force ,  illegal and false arrest by Defendants and taken into custody without probable cause .","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920589-Marom-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354960/marom-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mediavilla, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-03","disposition_date":"2017-09-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV08624","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Viviano, Frank M.","summary":"On November 5, 2011, plaintiff was participating in an Occupy Wall Street demonstration. Defendant police officers prevented the protest participants from ascending the steps of the New York State Supreme Court building. Although no disorderly conduct was being committed, politce Lt. Michael Zielinski, on instruction from police deputy chief Steve Anger, used a bullhorn to issue an unlawful order to disperse. Plaintiff attempted to alert police officers that prohibiting access to the steps was unconstitutional, and as the officers continued to block access, plaintiff began chanting \"Treason!\" Without warning, officers grabbed plaintiff, forcing him away from the other demonstrators. Officers including PO Anthony Ciaramitaro arrested plaintiff and made false sworn statements charging him with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Officers placed plastic flex-cuffs tightly around plaintiff's wrist, causing significant pain. They transported him to One Police Plaza and detained him for 24 hours. On July 24, 2013, the charges against plaintiff were dismissed and sealed. On November 12, 2011, plaintiff was again participating in an Occupy Wall Street demonstration, when PO John Doe grabbed him and arrested him without probable cause. He was held at One Police Plaza for 10 hours before being released with a summons. This matter was dismissed on February 28, 2012.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.434357/gov.uscourts.nysd.434357.4.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354368/media-villa-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Caravalho, Alexander, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-03","disposition_date":"2017-01-26","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04174","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Viviano, Frank M.","summary":"On March 17, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in Liberty Plaza as a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. NYPD agents raided the plaza and the Plaintiffs were arrested. In the course of their arrest, the Plaintiffs were harmed and mistreated. Plaintiff Carter’s arm was twisted by one officer while another officer kicked him in the abdomen several times. Other officers placed him face down in the ground and handcuffed him with his hands behind his back. Carter told the officers that his handcuffs were hurting him and the officers did not respond. Officers lifted Carter off the ground and dropped him on the sidewalk, where he was left lying for approximately thirty minutes. Officers then placed him face down on the floor in the aisle of the bus, where he remained for approximately two hours. Carter continued to request that his handcuffs be loosened and received no response. Carter also requested assistance in moving to an empty seat, which police ignored. Carter’s cell phone was lost or destroyed during the incident. Officer Ahmed was involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Castillo was hit with a batton by an officer and grabbed by his shirt/collar area and forced to his feet. He raised his hands and said he was not resisting arrest and an officer threw him to the ground, rammed his knee into his back, and handcuffed him. Another officer stepped on his face and pushed his head into the concrete with his foot. His handcuffs were placed so tightly that he experienced numbness in his hands for month and had marks on his wrists for approximately three months. Officers Rodriguez was one of the officers personally involved in injuring Carter. Plaintiff Greenspann was injured in the course of his arrest by officer LI\n\nPlaintiff Guest was approached by at least five officers and several of the officers grabbed his arm, thumb, leg, and elsewhere on the body. He was placed face down in the ground and handcuffed tightly in plastic flexi-cuffs. He complained that the cuffs were too tight, but no officer fixed the cuffs. At least two officers, including Officer Bovell, threw Guest head-first into the bus. They dragged him down the row of seats, banging his head on each seat, and threw him into a seat. Later, two officers picked him up and dragged him up the stairs to the back of the bus, intentionally hitting his head on each stair. Officer Ahmed was also personally involved in injuring Guest. Approximately five officers approached Hintze from behind. Several officers applied pressure to Hintze’s neck and clavicle areas and put their fingers in his ears. Several officers pulled him to the ground and on his back while Hintze was wearing a 20 pound backpack. Officers flipped him over onto his face and chest and stomach. An officer pressed his knee into his cheek and officers handcuffed him and threw him over a large stone bench, where he was left face-down for some time. He was carried to a holding pen and then pushed onto a bus. Hintze asked multiple times for his handcuffs to be removed because they were too tight and caused him pain. Eventually, officer LI replaced the plastic handcuffs with metal handcuffs, but again placed them on too tight. An officer approached Plaintiff Waller from behind and tried to lift her off the ground by placing her hands on Waller’s hair and the back of her scarf, pulling on her hair and choking her. Waller said “Please don’t hurt me, I will comply with you.” An officer grabbed her and she was taken out of the park and handcuffed. She asked for medical attention and received no response. She was shoved on to a bus and hit her chest. She asked to use the restroom and was not allowed to. She stayed on the bus for several hours before she was left in a cell at the precinct. She asked what charges would be brought against her and received no response. She started singing in her cell and an officer threatened to tase her or bring her to the hospital if she did not stop. Officer LI was personally involved in injuring Waller. Plaintiff Sharkey was grabbed by an officer and hit on the head and arms with a baton. Other officers grabbed him and forced him to the ground, twisted his arms behind his back, and handcuffed him. He was placed on a bus and an officer tightened his handcuffs. Officer Galgano was one of the officers involved in injuring Sharkey. Smith was grabbed by his shoulder and jacket and several officers dragged him about ten feet on the ground, placed him on the sidewalk, and handcuffed him. One officer kneeled on his back and placed his weight on his back. An officer pushed his head into the pavement. He was eventually bussed to the precinct. The Plaintiffs were held in custody for over 24 hours, then released without any charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.413481.20.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919885-Caravalho-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352330/guest-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Gold, Melanie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-30","disposition_date":"2013-12-02","payout_amount":5002,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02142","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Viviano, Frank M.","summary":"On April 13, 2012, Plaintiff was standing with friends who were protesting as part of Occupy Wall Street, however Plaintiff was not protesting or holding signs. Deputy Inspector Edward Winski spoke with Plaintiff about whether or not she was in the way of where the barricades were placed. Deputy Inspector Winski then shoved Plaintiff with his hand, and Plaintiff then felt a metal barricade shoved into her ribs. As Plaintiff walked away, an unknown PO directed Plaintiff to turn around and walk back. Plaintiff then walked past Deputy Inspector Winski who grabber her wrist and slammed her face into a car. Deputy Inspector Winski, Lieutenant Frank Viviano, Sergeant Brian Byrnes, and a fourth unknown officer then held Plaintiff down on the hood of a car and placed handcuffs on her, which were tight and caused Plaintiff pain. Sergeant Byrnes then walked Plaintiff, holding her arms in a painful position, to a police vehicle. Plaintiff was held in police custody for approximately 26.5 hours, and the arrest report states that PO Francisco Delgado was the arresting officer.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.409868.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919822-Gold-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919823-Gold-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4351993/gold-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"UEXT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UEXT"}