Michael J. Morrin

Badge #5222, White Male
Detective Grade 3 at Intelligence Public Security Section since February 2021, active
Also served at 6th Precinct
Service started July 2011, made $164,000 last year, Tax #950920

Lawsuit settlements:
$3,000   Rathod, Sagar, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2016 SDNY SDNY 16CV02642
$75,000   Soberanis, Sparkle M., et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2016 NYCSC NYCSC 150819/2016
$125,000   Marlin, Jason vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV02235
$95,000   Perez, Augusto, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV01913
$12,500   Trotter, Rachele vs City of New York, et al., 2014 SDNY SDNY 14CV00136
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Complaints

1 Complaint
1 Allegation
0 Substantiated
1 Alleged Victim Uncooperative

Complaint #201501640, February 2015
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Complaint #201501640, February 2015
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 23 Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Named in 6 known lawsuits, $310,500 total settlements.

Preister, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 155396/2017, Supreme Court - New York, June 19, 2017, ended October 15, 2020
Zero Disposition

Rathod, Sagar, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02642, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2016, ended January 30, 2017
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: 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

Soberanis, Sparkle M., et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150819/2016, Supreme Court - New York, February 4, 2016, ended November 22, 2016
$75,000 Settlement

Marlin, Jason vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV02235, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 10, 2015, ended June 30, 2017
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: 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 ...

Perez, Augusto, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01913, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 24, 2015, ended May 23, 2016
$95,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: 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 punche...

Trotter, Rachele vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV00136, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 9, 2014, ended June 18, 2014
$12,500 Settlement
Complaint, Stipulation, Amended Complaint
Description: 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 bathr...