{"active":false,"first_name":"Rogelio","last_name":"James","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"},"shield_no":2660,"ended_date":"2020-10-01","taxid":"925509","complaint_ids":[200917700],"appt_date":"2000-03-01","lawsuits":[{"officer_name":"James, Rogelio A.","start_date":"2019-01-15","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"18CV06897","name":"Whitaker, Mondaray vs City of New York, et al.","county":"['Kings (Brooklyn)']","summary":"On August 17, 2016, defendant officers PO Rene Castellano [Sheild # 2610] arrested the plaintiff without cause and charged plaintiff with PL 220.21, PL 265.01, PL 221.05, PL 165.40. However, the plaintiff was not in possession of any controlled substance, weapon, or stolen property and did not commit any offense. Before his arrest, the Plaintiff was fixing a car with his friend and saw police officers enter a house about three buildings away. After arresting one guy inside the building, the officers approached the plaintiff and asked what was going on. After telling the officers he was fixing the car, the officer searched the Plaintiff and found nothing illegal. However, the superior officer instructed the officer to bring the plaintiff to the building where the raid took place. The defendants held the plaintiff and his friend on the steps of the house of the raid and tightly handcuffed them to perform a search of the plaintiff, resulting in finding no contraband on the plaintiff. When asked for the reason of his arrest, the officers claimed that the plaintiff had obstructed their entry into the premises and that they found the plaintiff in the backroom of the house where the raid took place with a backpack full of drugs. However, the plaintiff was actually arrested on the street more than 100 feet from said house.","incident_location":"At residence but not inside (i.e. Lobby/stairwell/yard/etc)","allegations":["False arrest/False imprisonment","Malicious prosecution","Unlawful stop and/or search"],"defendant_types":["NYPD"],"documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.426238/gov.uscourts.nyed.426238.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8387323/whitaker-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Dunn, Shirley vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-29","disposition_date":"2015-05-27","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05911","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"James, Rogelio A.","summary":"On January 29, 2014, at approximately 5:45 A.M, more than 10 Officers of the 77th Precinct smashed open the front door of Plaintiff’s apartment and entered with guns drawn, shields and raised batons.  Plaintiff is a 72 year old retired woman.  Officers slammed Plaintiff against a wall, twisted her arms to apply handcuffs and then threw her to the floor.   The Officers ransacked her apartment, causing damage to personal items and taking other items.  Plaintiff was searched and held on the floor for over 2 hours.  At that time, the officers released the Plaintiff and left.  The complaint does not allege that Plaintiff was ever arrested or charged with a crime.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4926486-Dunn-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.361582/gov.uscourts.nyed.361582.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4926492-Dunn-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139888/dunn-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lynch, James vs Det. Sinclair, Edward, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-18","disposition_date":"2015-01-14","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05485","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"James, Rogelio A.","summary":"On February 15, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully walking on a street when Defendant Officer James Lynch and Defendant Detectives Edward Sinclair and James Rogelio grabbed him from behind and began an illegal, non-consensual search of his knapsack.  They found a legally prescribed medication in its lawful bottle bearing Plaintiff’s name.  Without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe he had committed any crime or offense, defendants tightly handcuffed Plaintiff and transported him to the 77th Precinct.  Defendants falsely swore that Plaintiff was in criminal possession of a controlled substance.  After booking and arraignment, Plaintiff was released after 24 hours on his own recognizance.   After several hearings, all charges were eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.360826/gov.uscourts.nyed.360826.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139785/lynch-v-sinclair/"},{"name":"Lynch, James vs Det. Kelly, Raymond, et al.","start_date":"2014-02-06","disposition_date":"2014-08-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV00162","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"James, Rogelio A.","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18096031/lynch-v-kelly/"},{"name":"Johnson et al v. New York City Police Detectives Warren Rohan et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":17000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919503-Johnson-et-al-v-New-York-City-Police-Detectives"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919504-Johnson-et-al-v-New-York-City-Police-Detectives"}],"docket":"12CV01820","officer_name":"Rogelio A. James"}],"id":"VNBT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/VNBT"}