{"active":false,"first_name":"Brett","last_name":"Ortiz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT OAS","assignment_date":"2021-11-15","id":"237"},"shield_no":3434,"ended_date":"2025-10-01","taxid":"933129","complaint_ids":[201503759,200908356,200606056,200601163],"command_history":[{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[25426],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Medina, Jonathan & Guzman, Teresita vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-04-12","disposition_date":"2017-11-29","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"301220/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Ortiz, Brett"},{"name":"Sullivan, Mark vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-19","disposition_date":"2016-06-24","payout_amount":17000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV00326","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Ortiz, Brett","summary":"Plaintiff was stopped by Defendant Officers (Ortiz and Gonzalez) on May 5th, 2015 while he was walking with his fiancÈ and friend. Plaintiff was searched and detained unlawfully and reported this incident to the CCRB and IAB. A week later on May 13, 2015, Plaintiff was stopped by Defendant Officers Reyna and Ramos. They stopped and searched the Plaintiff again and looked inside his pants. Defendant Officers Gonzalez and Ortiz then appeared and searched Plaintiffs backpack. They found his medicine and took out the pills and accused Plaintiff of selling those pills to a stranger on the street. Plaintiff was then arrested and transferred to Rikers for six days. All charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921892-Sullivan-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356439/sullivan-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"case_no":"2011-6463","disposition_date":"2015-01-29","penalty":"Dismissal from the New York City Police Department; however, judgment is suspended and respondent will be placed on dismissal probation for a period of one (1) year. Respondent suspended without pay for a total of five (5) days and forfeiture of twenty-five (25) vacation days.","opened_date":"2011-12-23","charges":[{"desc":"Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the good order, efficiency or discipline of the Department, to wit: said Police Officer on several occasions assisted and/or requested assistance from another member of the service to prevent the processing and adjudication of multiple summonses issued to motorists","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Having become aware of or receiving an allegation of corruption or other misconduct involving a member of the service, did fail and neglect to notify the Internal Affairs Bureau, as required","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4418875-nypd-cases-053.html"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22119286-933129_07072011_2011105pdf","date":"2011-07-07T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"W5RV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/W5RV"}