{"active":false,"first_name":"Sherif","last_name":"Baksh","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"SRG 1","assignment_date":"2016-03-09","id":"SRG1"},"shield_no":967,"ended_date":"2025-06-02","taxid":"933629","complaint_ids":[202407786,202403444,201709146,201508718,201304897,201110632,201010929,200802411,200616093,200603625,200503758,200410233],"command_history":[{"command":"023 PCT","id":"23pct"},{"command":"034 PCT","id":"34pct"}],"appt_date":"2004-01-20","middle_initial":"M","shield_no_history":[449],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Marks, Emanuel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-05-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"156022/2025","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Wrighten, James vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-10-29","disposition_date":"2023-09-12","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"159725/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On or about October 10th, 2019, at approximately 1:38 a.m., Plaintiff James Wrighten was lawfully driving in the area of 1st Avenue and East 116th Street when the Defendants--NYPD Police Officers Sherif Baksh, Brandon Gnanaraj, and John Does 1-10 pulled Plaintiff over. Defendants approached Plaintiff's vehicles and requested his license and registration. After examining the Plaintiff's valid license and registration for several minutes, the Defendants re-approached Plaintiff and asked him to exit the vehicle. Defendants then began to search Plaintiff's vehicle and him without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or consent for contraband. \n\nAlthough the Defendants did not find any contraband nor had probable cause to arrest the Plaintiff, they placed the Plaintiff under arrest by handcuffing him tightly behind his back. Defendants then placed Plaintiff in an NYPD vehicle, took him to a nearby police precinct, searched him again, fingerprinted him, photographed him, and later confined him in a holding cell for several hours. Defendants later falsely repreated to the New York County's District Attorney's Office that he possed MDMA, a forged license, and a ziploc bag of marijuana, causing Plaintiff to get charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana though the Plaintiff never did any of these crimes. Defendants later took Plaintiff to Central Booking, where he was searched, moved from cell to cell, and further detained for 24 hours until after his arraignment. As a result of Defendant's actions, Plaintiff suffered loss of liberty, physical injuries and pain, mental anguish, shock, fright, apprehension, embarrassment, humiliation, and deprivation of his constitutional rights.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ZodCaZ0BgRiOwvOgY_PLUS_MgXQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Labaka, Mohamed vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"160124/2018","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","summary":"On or about October 19, 2017, P.O. Sherif Baksh and other officers wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner about his person, causing him physical pain and mental suffering, without any legal cause. The defendant arrested the plaintiff without any warrant or legal right, and placed the cuffs on him tightly.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=xJFefCahVyula79pIFXTbw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Dean, Killraine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-12","disposition_date":"2019-01-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"15CV08825","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","summary":"Defendant Officer pulled Plaintiff over and arrested him without giving an explanation.  Plaintiff was pepper-sprayed and taken to the 34th Precinct because the PO's said he had a warrant for his arrest.  There was no warrant and Plaintiff was then charged with Reckless Driving and Resisting Arrest, which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921570-Dean-v-New-York-City-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.449777.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356103/dean-v-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Bell, James vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-24","disposition_date":"2015-08-13","payout_amount":85000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05301","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","summary":"On February 28, 2014, Plaintiff, an electrical student at the local trade school, was walking on the street in Manhattan when an unmarked car pulled up next to him. Defendant Officer Baksh and one other officer jumped out of the car, ran towards Plaintiff, grabbed him by his arms, pinned him up against the hood of their car, and proceeded to pat down and search the Plaintiff. The force with which they handcuffed the Plaintiff broke his wrist and the Plaintiff complained several times about the tightness. Plaintiff was releases from the 34th precinct without being processed, and his disorderly conduct citation was dismissed. His injuries continued to haunt him, including at work where he uses his hands to make a living.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.429829/gov.uscourts.nysd.429829.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13144044/bell-v-new-york-city/"},{"officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-12-20","disposition_date":"2013-05-10","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV09293","name":"Tong, Hsaingtak vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":87500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13053754/tong-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-02-21","disposition_date":"2016-05-26","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"150493/2011","name":"Stovall, Charmaine vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":35000},{"officer_name":"Baksh, Sherif","disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","start_date":"2012-01-20","disposition_date":"2014-01-27","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV00163","name":"Mohr, Killian vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4350086/mohr-v-city-of-new-york-city/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24487737-8349_cpi_baksh","type":"cpi"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24487603-7620_cpi_disciplinary_-_933629_redacted","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/WAN5-sherif-baksh.jpg","id":"WAN5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/WAN5"}