{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Devonish","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PSA 9","assignment_date":"2024-12-28","id":"PSA9"},"shield_no":7537,"taxid":"956589","complaint_ids":[202201936,202201373,202106140,202000875,201804078],"command_history":[{"command":"CD OFF","id":"145"},{"command":"079 PCT","id":"79pct"},{"command":"114 PCT","id":"114pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","middle_initial":"H","lawsuits":[{"name":"Greene, Steven, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-09-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"21CV05762","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"In this class action complaint, plaintiffs Justin Baerga, Steven Greene, Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel, and Sarah Arvio, challenge the systemic failure of New York City to provide safe, appropriate, and immediate responses to New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises.  As detailed further below, each of the plaintiffs has an actual or perceived mental disability and was unlawfully seized and forced into unconstitutional confinement during interactions with police.\n\n- On August 25, 2019, plaintiff Justin Baerga was home with his mother experiencing a mental health crisis when his mother called 911 requesting an ambulance.  Armed NYPD officers arrived instead, forcibly entered Baerga's home, strapped him to a gurney, and transported him to a hospital against his will.  \n\n- On May 6, 2020, plaintiff Steven Greene was home when armed police officers and NYC EMS personnel arrived, claiming that he was suicidal.  Even though plaintiff clearly and calmly explained that he was not suicidal, the police officers forcibly detained him and transported him to a hospital against his will.\n\n- On November 7, 2020, plaintiff Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel was home when her boyfriend called 911, stating that she was having a manic episode.  Plaintiff was not violent and remained calm throughout the entire interaction, yet NYPD officers forcibly detained her and committed her to a hospital against her will.\n\n- On March 13, 2020, plaintiff Sarah Arvio was on the phone with her doctor's office regarding a liver ailment when she said in frustration \"I'm so frustrated with you all that I feel like jumping off the bridge.\"  Minutes later, armed NYPD officers and EMS personnel forcibly detained plaintiff and involuntarily committed her to a hospital.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.562855/gov.uscourts.nysd.562855.21.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60036947/baerga-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Cross, Nico vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-04-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"508696/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On January 14, 2020, while lawfully present inside the 79th NYPD Precinct station-house inquiring about a vehicle improperly towed earlier (Vehicle #1), the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained excessively by defendants, including Devonish, Priore, John Does 1-3, and possibly Daverin, without legal justification. Defendant Priore approached with his hand on his gun, aggressively grabbing and injuring the plaintiff. The plaintiff was placed in a cell, taken to a hospital for treatment, and then transported to Kings County Central Booking. After several hours, he was released without seeing a judge as the Kings County District Attorney declined to prosecute. During this time, the defendants towed and damaged a second vehicle (Vehicle #2), causing the plaintiff out-of-pocket expenses. On January 15, 2020, upon returning to the 79th precinct for his car keys, defendant Daverin and other John Does again unlawfully detained and handcuffed the plaintiff, falsely accusing him of disorderly conduct. The plaintiff had to attend court to address these false allegations until all charges were dismissed in his favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4BQ8bHJqORehp8bRt1OMQg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Devonish, Michael","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2016-10-04","disposition_date":"2016-12-12","court":"Civil Court - Queens","docket":"017534/2016","name":"Government Employees Insurance Co. Aso Merchant, Henrietta vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":8129.74}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2021-03-16","case_no":"2021-23018","penalty":"Dismissal probation (12 months), pre-trial suspension days (31 days), suspended w/o pay (29 days), vacation days (20 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Attended unlicensed location.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Criminal association.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Impeded an investigation.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Improperly intervened.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Improperly used Department property","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Made computer inquiries unrelated to official Department business.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Made misleading during an official Department interview.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Off-duty employment without permission.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Violated Department of motor vehicles rules.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Violated uniform rules armed w/o shield.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2017-03-02","case_no":"2017-16871","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, did produce an unauthorized color copy of his 2016 Department issued parking permit","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to safeguard Department property","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/Y4KV-michael-devonish.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"51082","other":"24316","total":"183909"},"id":"Y4KV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/Y4KV"}