{"active":false,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Famiano","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DB SVD","assignment_date":"2024-08-19","id":"203"},"shield_no":3200,"ended_date":"2025-01-02","taxid":"936568","complaint_ids":[201208424,201112043,200817104,200714755,200705846,200609791],"command_history":[{"command":"SVD Z2","id":"478"},{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"005 PCT","id":"5pct"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2005-01-10","age":51,"middle_initial":"D","shield_no_history":[7548,32],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Truxler, Keith vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-10-07","disposition_date":"2023-12-26","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"812676/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about July 31, 2010, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Plaintiff Keith Truxler was lawfully present outside the building located at 1917 Crotona Avenue in Bronx County, when Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including James Famiano, grabbed Plaintiff, slammed him to the ground, kicking and punching him while he lay prostrate. Plaintiff also had $1,000 taken from him.\n\nPlaintiff brings claims of: activity retaliation, first amendment retaliation, unlawful search and seizure, false arrest and false imprisonment, assault and battery, excessive force, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, denial of right to due process, biased based profiling, denial of equal protection, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and failure to prevent the conspiracy, violation of victims of violent crime protection act, failure to intervene, negligent hiring, training, retention and supervision, municipal \"Monell\" liability, and breach of bailment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=eqUuCreJ3TXwg2KYP2Q7Uw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Morales, John vs Famiano, James, et al.","start_date":"2019-02-28","disposition_date":"2022-01-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"520957/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Famiano, James","summary":"On October 18, 2015, at approximately 7:00 p.m. plaintiff John Morales was lawfully walking around Marcy Avenue and South 9th Street, Brooklyn, New York when the Defendants including Detective James Famiano, Loren Kanover, Officer Francesco Allevato and Sergent Kenneth Durkin proceeded to unlawfully stop, seize and detain plaintiff without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or any legal justification. Plaintiff did not possess any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband of any kind. Nevertheless, the defendant police officers unlawfully handcuffed plaintiff and falsely arrested and transported him to the 90th precinct. Therein plaintiff was unlawfully fingerprinted and photographed and detained in a holding cell for many hours. After 5 hours the plaintiff was given a desk ticket which contained false information about plaintiff and then released. All charges against plaintiff were dismissed on January 27, 2016. Plaintiff was deprived of his constitutional and common law rights when the individual defendants unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, confined, falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. Defendants caused plaintiff to sustain physical, psychological and emotional trauma.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0ml8tM_PLUS_6w8gDU5JM1XbCng==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Smith, Mark A. vs Detective Famiano, et al.","start_date":"2018-07-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"17CV06535","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Famiano, James","summary":"Defendant Officers applied for a search warrant and testified in a grand jury against defendant using information they knew not to be true.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379190-Smith-v-Famiano-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7200232/smith-v-famiano/"},{"name":"Walker, Toyia, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-02","disposition_date":"2015-09-17","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"007761/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Famiano, James","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922870-Walker-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}]},{"name":"Walker, Terrell, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-11","disposition_date":"2015-09-14","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"005360/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Famiano, James"},{"name":"Thompson, Patricia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-13","disposition_date":"2014-09-17","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV00563","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Famiano, James","summary":"On June 19, 2012, Plaintiff was talking with her neighbors when Sergeant Dennis Friendly, Sergeant Michael White, Police Officer James Famiano, and Detective Jennifer Lavelle exited a van and approached plaintiff and her neighbors. Detective Lavelle searched Plaintiff and did not recover any contraband. Sergeant Dennis Friendly frisked plaintiff. Plaintiff told Sergeant Friendly that Detective Lavelle already had searched her. Sergeant Friendly told Plaintiff to shut up. At no point was any contraband recovered from the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's vicinity. Plaintiff was nevertheless arrested and transported to the precinct. POs who were present during the incident failed to intervene. On or about June 21, 2012, Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance / marihuana. Subsequently, all charges against Plaintiff were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal. As a result, the Plaintiff's criminal case was dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922865-Thompson-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.351712.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323129/thompson-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Famiano, James","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2011-04-13","disposition_date":"2014-01-09","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"10CV08530","name":"Nzomo, Makau vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5378922-Nzomo-v-New-York-City"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4348382/nzomo-v-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Forte v. Famiano et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff, ordered him out the car, frisked him, and then left.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920738-Forte-v-Famiano-et-al"}],"docket":"15CV03302","officer_name":"James D. Famiano","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324447/forte-v-famiano/"},{"name":"Wang et al v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":145000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922868-Wang-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922869-Wang-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"05CV04679","officer_name":"James D. Famiano"}],"discipline":[{"case_no":"2013-10682","disposition_date":"2015-01-30","penalty":"Forfeiture of fifteen (15) vacation days","opened_date":"2013-11-06","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty, engaged in conduct prejudicial to the good order, efficiency or discipline of the New York City Police Department was an occupant without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Said detective did abuse his authority as a member of the New York City Police Department in that he wrongfully and without just cause frisked and searched an individual known to the Department without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Said detective did abuse his authority as a member of the New York City Police Department in that he wrongfully and without just cause frisked and searched an individual known to the Department without sufficient legal authority","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4419083-nypd-cases-427.html"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22118990-936568_01302015_2015008pdf","date":"2015-01-30T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22118991-936568_01032015_2015008pdf","date":"2015-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21023025-famiano-9c3562d67b3b8c907b59628c15b32553b631b8d9","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201301569,"available":true}]}],"is_credibility":true,"id":"UFD9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UFD9"}