{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Morrin","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INT EPU","assignment_date":"2026-06-13","id":"429"},"shield_no":5222,"taxid":"950920","complaint_ids":[201501640],"command_history":[{"command":"INT PSS","id":"52"},{"command":"006 PCT","id":"6pct"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[17028],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Preister, David vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-19","disposition_date":"2020-10-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"155396/2017","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"On or about December 26, 2015 POs Micahel Morrin and Joseph Cuervo unlawfully and excessively touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized Plaintiff without legal justification. Plaintiff was taken to a precinct and thereafter held, including at Rikers and the Tombs, until he was released on February 8, 2016. POs Morrin and Cuervo caused a malicious prosecution to be commenced against Plaintiff. Plaintiff suffered humiliation, mental anguish, indignity, and frustration as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=SxVHcu6cNgVoelQCb6fjFw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rathod, Sagar, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-11","disposition_date":"2017-01-30","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV02642","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff's Rathod and Qui were leaving a nightclub when officers unlawfully seized Rathod as he was walking down the street. Officers accused Rathod of pushing Qui and when they both told the officers that they were dating and that no one pushed anyone, Rathod was arrested. Defendants Officer Morrin, Lieutenant Tavarez, and three other officers subjected Rathod to assault, battery, excessive force, violently striking him on his neck, head, and shoulder, and slamming Rathod onto the concrete sidewalk and shoving his head into the sidewalk. At the precinct, Qui made a written statement explaining that Rathod did not push her","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.455889.4.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356908/rathod-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Soberanis, Sparkle M., et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-02-04","disposition_date":"2016-11-22","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150819/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"On February 28, 2015, Plaintiffs were lawfully present in the 6th Police Precinct and were assaulted and battered by John Doe police officers, resulting in severe and serious injuries and great pain, distress, mental shock, anguish, and psychological trauma. Defendant police officers were negligent, reckless, and careless, and Plaintiffs became dick, sore, lame, and disabled. Plaintiffs were falsely arrested and confined without probably cause or reasonable grounds and not founded on an arrest warrant, and maliciously prosecuted, all resulting in humiliation, shame, indignity, damage to reputation and credit, and physical distress and injuries.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=p4zbbRvvuEP6jAqyfaah0Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Marlin, Jason vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-10","disposition_date":"2017-06-30","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV02235","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"The plaintiff was participating in a peaceful demonstration when officers including Bastia, Morrin, and McNichol, under the command of defendants O'Connel, D'addario, and other supervisors, organized into a disorder control formation and pushed people, including the plaintiff, at the south end of the park. They gave no adequate notice to move before officers forcibly pushed the group. The woman next to the plaintiff was yelling and was arrested. Due to his close proximity, the plaintiff was grabbed too and violently dragged through several lines of police and facedown on the ground. He was tightly handcuffed and his arm was injured severely in the process. He was taken to the hospital. Then he was taken to 100 Centre Street and put in \"specials\" cells. He was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.440061/gov.uscourts.nysd.440061.30.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920601-Marlin-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4523078/marlin-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Perez, Augusto, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-24","disposition_date":"2016-05-23","payout_amount":95000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01913","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"On July 21, 2012, at around 4am plaintiffs were in a Honda motor vehicle while driving on West 39th St, New York, NY. Plaintiffs were heading towards the Lincoln Tunnel to return home to New Jersey. Defendant officers commanded plaintiff Augusto Perez to stop his vehicle. One of the officers told the plaintiff he was being stopped because he was not wearing a seatbelt. Plaintiff had in fact been wearing one. Officers then proceeded to open the doors to the vehicle and began to forcibly remove plaintiffs Augusto Perez, Ricardo Perez and Jhexon Cruz from the vehicle. Without probable cause, defendant officer handcuffed Augusto Perez. During the course of taking plaintiff into custody, one defendant officer punched plaintiff in the ribs. Plaintiff Lacotera was removed from the Honda for being a \"wise guy\". As officers took Plaintiff Lacotera into custody, they repeatedly punched him in the sides and back. Plaintiff Jhexon Cruz began to film the officer's misconduct with his cell phone. Defendant officer seized the cell phone and threw it to the ground, smashing it. Officers took the plaintiffs into custody. While in custody, an officer had taken hold of plaintiff Augusto Perez and struck his face on a gate, causing a laceration and bleeding. A blood sample that was taken more than two hours after the arrest from plaintiff Augusto Perez indicated a blood alcohol level of .113, he was charged with Driving while Intoxicated. Officers had filed false reports to support the arrest charges including disorderly conduct and/or obstruction of governmental administration. The charges against Plaintiffs Lacotera,  Ricardo Perez, and Cruz were dismissed either conditionally (ACD) or otherwise. Augusto Perez had made eight court appearances until the charges against him were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920546-Perez-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13346786/perez-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Trotter, Rachele vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-09","disposition_date":"2014-06-18","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV00136","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Morrin, Michael","summary":"On January 14, 2013, Plaintiff had an altercation with staff at a comedy club about a drink order and her behavior.  Plaintiff was roughly escorted from the club, whereupon staff took her passport (which was never returned).  Police officers including Defendant James Quirk arrived and indicated they wanted to speak to Plaintiff, but she stated the incident was over and began walking home.  Plaintiff had turned away when she was suddenly and without warning tackled from behind by a police officer.  This broke Plaintiff’s glasses and bruised her face, and then her arms were violently pulled behind her back to be tightly handcuffed.  Plaintiff was transported to the 6th Precinct.  There she was escorted to a bathroom, but before relieving herself the escorting female officer threw Plaintiff against a wall, further injuring her.  Plaintiff was strapped to a gurney and transported to the hospital for treatment.  Plaintiff was eventually arraigned on multiple assault charges on January 15.  All charges were dropped on November 19, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920035-Trotter-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.422054.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920034-Trotter-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353185/trotter-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"41498","other":"14801","total":"172052"},"id":"WE5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/WE5"}