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The plaintiff is one of the few African Americans living at this location. The defendants claimed that they had a search warrant to enter the plaintiff's home, which was based on an allegation that the plaintiff engaged in criminal activity. The plaintiff was sleeping at 6AM on September 16, 2021, when the defendants forcibly entered and searched his home, and falsely arrested the plaintiff and his partner although no crime was committed. The NYPD officers claimed that illegal contraband was recovered from the plaintiff's home and forwarded to the district attorney's office allegedly fabricated and falsely created evidence linking the plaintiff to possession of a controlled substance. The case against the plaintiff was dismissed by the district attorney on August 20, 2022, terminating the matter in the plaintiff's favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.520798/gov.uscourts.nyed.520798.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69167274/holden-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Morales, Courtney vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-10-15","disposition_date":"2025-09-11","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV05210","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On April 26, 2023, Plaintiff was present inside a basement bedroom when she heard screaming from upstairs. The door to the basement was kicked open shortly after, followed by Plaintiff's room's door. Defendant PO, including Reich, entered the room. Defendant Reich handcuffed Plaintiff and brought her upstairs of the home, where she was held in custody and unlawfully imprisoned for a period of time. Defendant Reich later imprisoned Plaintiff in a police vehicle and transported to 122nd precinct. While at the precinct, Plaintiff was forced to sit on a bench handcuffed to a wall. She was denied access to medications and requested medical care during this time. Plaintiff was eventually transferred to 120th precinct and further detained awaiting for her arraignment. About 26 hours after her arrest, Plaintiff was released without any charges being brought against her after the DA declined to prosecute her.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.518412/gov.uscourts.nyed.518412.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68979897/morales-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Vargas, Felipe vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"152262/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","summary":"On December 8, 2020, the defendants unlawfully stopped the plaintiff's vehicle without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or legal justification. The officers immediately ordered the plaintiff to exit the vehicle, and he complied. They then unlawfully pulled down the plaintiff's pants and conducted a strip search on a public street. An officer pulled the elastic of the plaintiff's underwear and released it, causing it to snap painfully against his skin. None of the officers were wearing masks, exposing the plaintiff to COVID-19 risk, and one officer, without wearing gloves, grabbed the plaintiff's genitals, squeezed his testicles, and ran his hand between the plaintiff's buttocks, causing extreme pain.\n\nWhen the plaintiff requested medical attention after being assaulted, the officers refused. They unlawfully handcuffed and falsely arrested him without probable cause and transported him against his will to the 122nd Precinct. At the precinct, the plaintiff was unlawfully searched, fingerprinted, photographed, interrogated, and detained in a filthy holding cell for many hours. The officers further assaulted and battered the plaintiff, using excessive force by punching and kicking him, resulting in bruises, lacerations on his back, face, and buttocks, and three cracked teeth.\n\nThe officers also conducted an unlawful body cavity search, using a hooked knife to rip off the plaintiff's pants and placing their hands inside his buttocks and anus, causing extreme pain, scratches, and bleeding. The defendant officers denied the plaintiff due process and maliciously prosecuted him by providing the Richmond County District Attorney's Office with false, misleading, and incomplete information about the basis for his arrest. This led to the initiation of a criminal prosecution without probable cause. The defendants signed and executed a criminal court complaint containing false and misleading information under oath.\n\nThe prosecution maliciously continued for approximately four months, during which the plaintiff made several court appearances. Ultimately, the charges of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third and Fifth Degrees were dismissed and sealed in their entirety on or about June 7, 2022, terminating in the plaintiff's favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=6Lz5jttK5pO7hPStHsqysg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Velazquez, Erik vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"152261/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","summary":"On December 8, 2020, at approximately 3:00 pm, plaintiff was lawfully driving home from the supermarket in the vicinity of 205 Mill Road, Staten Island, New York 10306 when Defendants Mathew Reich, Michael Forster, Dominick Libretti, Christian Cataldo, James Malpeso, Michael Dalbero unlawfully stopped the vehicle, without reasonable suspicion, probable cause or any legal justification. Before plaintiff had an opportunity to exit the vehicle, defendants reached inside of the vehicle, opened the door and pulled plaintiff out of the vehicle where he was searched, handcuffed, and falsely arrested. Defendants then transported Plaintiff to the 122nd Precinct where he was unlawfully searched three additional times. Defendants did not recover any illegal weapons, drugs, or contraband pursuant to the unlawful strip search of plaintiff.\n\nDefendant officers began to walk plaintiff down the stairs, where they pushed plaintiff and caused him to lose his balance and fall down the entire flight of stairs while handcuffed. The excessive force used by the officers caused plaintiff’s shoulder to hit the stairs, and the fall caused plaintiff to suffer injuries to his right shoulder, head, arms, wrists, pelvic bone and legs, causing plaintiff to scream in pain and suffer severe contusions throughout his body. Defendant officers then forced Plaintiff into a small room, hitting his head against a metal door, causing Plaintiff to suffer injuries to his head and to lose consciousness. Ambulance was called to the precinct and defendants had plaintiff transported to Seaview Hospital for a body cavity search of plaintiff to be conducted. After plaintiff was discharged from the hospital he was transported to Central Booking and  was arraigned on in Richmond County Criminal court on December 9, 2020, and later Plaintiff was released from custody on his own recognizance at arraignment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=VKCyTH5mpZjIM_PLUS_ybwkgRZg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Putillo, William vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-05-20","disposition_date":"2022-07-08","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150597/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","summary":"On April 18, 2019, near the Staten Island Expressway in Staten Island, Defendant Officers, including Officer Ranola, Detective Reich, Detective Gagliardi, and Sergeant Dalbero, wrongfully pulled Plaintiff over and Plaintiff was unlawfully searched, seized, and arrested by Defendants. Defendants wrongfully commenced prosecution against Plaintiff without probable cause or justification. On April 24, 2019 and June 12, 2019, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=z/FzzkC3nrO0yTLxrZQYTw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Johnson, John vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-08-10","disposition_date":"2019-05-22","payout_amount":11901,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV03526","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew C.","summary":"Plaintiff was pulled over by Defendant Officers, ordered out of his car and cuffed while the car was searched. Plaintiff was taken to the 121st precinct and was pressed with drug charges. These charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.418582/gov.uscourts.nyed.418582.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7185536/johnson-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Adams, Dennis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-06-14","disposition_date":"2022-03-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"18CV03401","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"Plaintiff and friends were pulled over in a car for allegedly not using a turn signal. Defendant Officers interrogated the group and then searched the car. Plaintiffs were removed from the car. Defendant Officer recovered marijuana from the search, and arrested the group for possession of marijuana. Plaintiff was charged with possession of a controlled substance, phencyclidine.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.418300/gov.uscourts.nyed.418300.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7118750/adams-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Balzano, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-05-18","disposition_date":"2018-06-15","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV02830","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"Plaintiff was driving with a female passenger when he was pulled over by police officers. Officers ordered Plaintiff and passenger out of the vehicle while Officer Agostino searched the vehicle and the Plaintiff. Passenger possessed controlled substance which she voluntarily surrendered to police officers. Plaintiff was then arrested along with the passenger, handcuffed, and placed in a police van for hours before being transported to a precinct. At the precinct, during interrogation, Agostino grabbed plaintiff by the neck and slammed plaintiff's head against the wall twice.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923800-Balzano-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.401418/gov.uscourts.nyed.401418.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13440471/balzano-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Skolnick, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-01-09","disposition_date":"2020-05-15","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150035/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On or about September 23, 2014, at or around the intersection of Willowbrook Avenue and Forest Avenue in Staten Island, Defendants-NYPD officers Matthew Reich, Joseph Ryan, and Philip Vaccarino, without a warrant and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime, forcibly stopped Plaintiff's motor vehicle, directed Plaintiff to exit his motor vehicle, and then forcibly detained him outside his vehicle and searched his person. During and after the search, Defendants Reich, Ryan, and Vaccarino verbally and physically threatened Plaintiff and found no contrabrand on Plaintiff's person. Each of the Defendant-officers was the subject of numerous previous citizen complaints and lawsuits alleging false and improper stops, and each observed and failed to intervened to stop the actions of the other Defendants. As a result of the foregoing actions, Plaintiff endured and continues to endure physical and emotional pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.\n\nOn or about December 19, 2014, at or around 178 Grimsby Street in Staten Island, Plaintiff was standing outside his vehicle when he was approached by Defendants-NYPD officers Nikolaos Stefopoulous, Michael Friedman, and Arthur Truscelli. Without a warrant and without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed a crime, the Defendants-officers forcibly detained Plaintiff and searched Plaintiff and his vehicle without Plaintiff's consent. After conducting the search, the Defendants-officers forcibly placed Plaintiff in handcuffs and imprisoned him against his will at various locations, including a police precinct and Central Booking. On or about December 20, 2014, Defendant Stefopoulous, in concert with Defendants Friedman and Truscelli, signed an accusatory instrument charging Plaintiff with several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, of which Defendant Stefopolous knowingly dd not have probable cause to charge Plaintiff. On or about June 24, 2015, all criminal charges against Plaintiff were dismissed and the criminal proceeding was terminated favorably to Plaintiff. The attempted prosecution of the Defendants was undertaken, in part, in retaliation for plaintiff's having filed a complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board against officers from the same command.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PZsPqDoHA_PLUS_usGQgDdJUj8g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Miles, Natasha vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-10-28","disposition_date":"2018-01-11","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV05936","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"The plaintiff was driving down Maple Parkway when she was pulled over by the two defendant officers though she was not engaging in any unlawful conduct nor committing any traffic violations. The defendant officers opened the door to her vehicle, forcibly seized the plaintiff, handcuffed her, and searched the car. Although there was nothing illegal in the car, the defendant officers claimed they observed an empty bottle of alcohol and charged her with violation of NY's Open Container law. The charge was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.392742/gov.uscourts.nyed.392742.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13439985/miles-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Fiseku, Alban vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-08","disposition_date":"2020-08-24","payout_amount":300000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"100624/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On or about May 15, 2016, Plaintiff Alban Fiseku was on the street outside an MTA Bus Depot on Yukon Avenue in Staten Island when he was hit by a vehicle operated by Defendant NYPD Officer Mathew Reich.  At the time of the impact, Reich was driving negligently and recklessly.  Fiseku was seriously injured by the collision.  Following the collision, Defendant Reich, Defendant Officer Vincent Agostino, and other unidentified officers began to assault and beat Plaintiff Fiseku.  This attack was unprovoked. Plaintiff asked the Defendants to stop and told them he was injured, but he was ignored.  Plaintiff was subsequently arrested without cause and the officers pursued charges against him.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=VWacnkMKCB_PLUS_cRLDdzyTFHg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Tesoriero, Petronilla vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-07-05","disposition_date":"2019-04-16","payout_amount":9000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150791/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On July 11th, 2015, Plaintiff Petronilla Tesoriero was driving her car when she was suddenly stopped and pulled over without any probable cause by Defendant Detective Matthew Reich Defendant Reich placed Plaintiff in handcuffs and arrested her. Defendant Officers Detective Reich and Sergeant Kim Murray detained Plaintiff at the Precinct for several hours.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=e4szPyI68/7AIJfQnauGGQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Deprospo, Bernard vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-01","disposition_date":"2017-10-19","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV00352","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"After arresting Plaintiff, Defendant Officers took him on a \"rough ride\" in their police car.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.380572/gov.uscourts.nyed.380572.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13439549/deprospo-v-new-york-city/"},{"name":"Cortes, Valeriano vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-04-06","disposition_date":"2016-01-31","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01718","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On November 7th, 2014, the defendants maliciously arrested plaintiff in Staten Island. Plaintiff was falsely accused of possessing an illegal substance. He was detained by police officers and beaten.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.368200/gov.uscourts.nyed.368200.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520437/cortes-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Orlando, Vincent, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-19","disposition_date":"2015-03-24","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05331","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"Both plaintiffs were in a vehicle owned by Plaintiff 1 when they were stopped by an unmarked car. Four plainclothes defendant officers approached plaintiff's 1 vehicle and searched both plaintiffs. They tightly handcuffed and detained plaintiffs in a van driven by defendant officers Banghart and Sposito. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs were taken to either 121st or 123rd Precinct. They were brought on unspecified charges, which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23127635-orlando","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920228-Orlando-et-al-v-City-of-NY-Police-Department"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920229-Orlando-et-al-v-City-of-NY-Police-Department"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323691/orlando-v-city-of-new-yorkpolice-department/"},{"name":"Sottile, Phillip vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-02","disposition_date":"2015-06-06","payout_amount":15001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05132","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On September 2, 2011, Plaintif Phillip Sottile was allegedly stopped at gunpoint as a passenger in a motor vehicle and then pulled from the car, handcuffed tightly and beaten by police officers of the NYPD including Detectives Michael Lopresti, Mathew Reich, and Steven Sposito. He alleges false arrest, excessive force, Intentional infliction of emotional distress, failure to intervene, malicious abuse of process, and more.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.360185/gov.uscourts.nyed.360185.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920217-Sottile-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139683/sottile-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-15","disposition_date":"2016-09-20","payout_amount":22503,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02854","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On May 29, 2013, the Defendant officers violently invaded the Plaintiffs’ home in Richmond County, NY, and falsely arrested each of them. Defendant officers awoke Plaintiff Stewart with a chokehold and headlock, forcefully grabbed him by the back of his neck, and repeatedly struck and punched Plaintiff Stewart in the jaw, face and body without cause or provocation. Defendant Officers applied handcuffs too tightly, causing Plaintiff Stewart pain in his hands and wrists. Defendant Officers were observed proceeding from various other locations around the Plaintiffs’ house into Plaintiff Stewart’s room to strike him multiple times each, with no apparent law enforcement purpose.\nPlaintiffs were transported to the 120th Precinct, where they were charged with violations and crimes they did not commit. While at the Precinct, Plaintiff Stewart, multiple times, requested medical treatment. Defendants ignored and mocked Plaintiff Stewart’s requests, threatening him with extended detention if he received medical treatment. Plaintiffs were held in police custody for approximately 35 hours before their release. On May 30, 2013, all charges against Plaintiffs were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal at their arraignments, and dismissed and sealed approximately 6 months later.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920141-Stewart-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.356189.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920142-Stewart-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323355/stewart-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Priore, Patricia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-13","disposition_date":"2014-11-20","payout_amount":2500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"150003/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew"},{"name":"Depinto, Vincent vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-14","disposition_date":"2014-05-28","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"12CV06321","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Reich, Mathew","summary":"On September 23, 2011, plaintiff was arrested inside of 561 Rathbun Avenue, Staten Island, New York, placed in severely over tight handcuffs, and forced to remain in tight handcuffs for a prolonged period of time, resulting in injuries. Plaintiff was transported to the 120th precinct. Plaintiff complained numerous times about the tightness of the handcuffs but his pleas were ignored and mocked. After his release from custody, plaintiff sought emergency treatment for wrist pain on September 30, 2011, for various injuries requiring orthopedic treatment.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919701-Depinto-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.337598/gov.uscourts.nyed.337598.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049184/depinto-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Reich, Mathew C.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-17","disposition_date":"2013-08-21","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04939","name":"Amoroso, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":7501,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919647-Amoroso-v-City-of-New-York"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919648-Amoroso-v-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322112/amoroso-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Reich, Mathew C.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-09-11","disposition_date":"2013-04-23","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04385","name":"Marrero, Eric vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":30000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919623-Marrero-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919624-Marrero-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957712/marrero-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Brice, Yves Aka Brice, Yves vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2011-02-18","disposition_date":"2026-03-31","payout_amount":200000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"003330/2011","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Clay et al v. 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Defendant officers removed a pill bottle from Plaintiff's pocket which contained the Plaintiff's lawfully prescribed daily medication. Defendant Officers ignored his explanation and the fact that he had a letter and prescriptions from his doctor in his bag that was in the vehicle proving it was lawfully prescribed.  Defendant Scarlatelli improperly searched Plaintiff reaching inside his pants and arrested Plaintiff despite lacking probable cause and handcuffed Plaintiff in an over tight manner. Defendant Officers failed to secure his seat belt and drove in a manner that the Plaintiff was dangerously tossed around in the vehicle. 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