{"active":false,"first_name":"Stephen","last_name":"Rinaldi","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},"shield_no":5022,"ended_date":"2016-02-01","taxid":"923035","complaint_ids":[200810540],"appt_date":"1998-08-31","lawsuits":[{"name":"Gill, Kevin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-30","disposition_date":"2017-03-23","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV05513","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","summary":"Defendant Officers forcefully entered Plaintiff's home and searched it. Plaintiff called the 73rd Precinct to make a formal complaint but Defendant Officers Mizra and Anton refused to accept it. On another occasion, Defendant Officers stopped Plaintiff, asked him for ID, searched him, and then let him go. On a third occasion, Plaintiff was stopped ad arrested by Defendant Officers, brought to the 73rd Precinct under an alleged warrant. Any charges and outcomes are not specified.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5378994-Gill-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.375669.30.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324806/gill-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hickling, Shomari, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-19","disposition_date":"2015-06-02","payout_amount":32500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV03578","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","summary":"On March 11, 2013, Plaintiff was visiting a friend in Brooklyn and decided to leave with a friend who offered to drive him home. Upon entering the vestibule of his friend's residence, defendant officers blacked Plaintiff from walking to his friends car. The officers demanded identification and an explanation as to why Plaintiff was in the building. Plaintiff supplied the officers with the name and apartment number of the friend he'd been visiting, but the information was never verified. Plaintiff was cuffed, searched and placed in the police van. No illegal contraband or weapons were found on or near plaintiff or at the scene. Plaintiff was taken to the 73rd precinct where he was fingerprinted. Plaintiff was not released until 37 hours later, despite no warrants being issued. Another Plaintiff who lived on the first floor of the residence had witnessed the arrest of the first Plaintiff, and also stopped and asked for identification and explanation of his presence which he provided. Despite no probable cause that a crime had been committed, this plaintiff was also handcuffed, searched, and placed inside the police van to be taken to the 73rd precinct. Plaintiff was subsequently released 7 hours later and all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.357299.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323433/hickling-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Matthews, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-23","disposition_date":"2015-01-15","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02524","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","summary":"On September 18, 2012, shortly after midnight, plaintiff was approached on the sidewalk by defendant NYPD officer Camacho and defendant John Doe officers. Defendants, without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, forced plaintiff to the ground, scraped him against the sidewalk, twisted his arms, and applied tight handcuffs, and kicked him in the process of arresting plaintiff. Plaintiff was taken to the 73rd Precinct, where defendants applied ankle cuffs, forced him against a desk and various walls and doors, and punched him in the face and body. Plaintiff complained about the illegal conduct, which caused defendants to increase their actions. Defendants also ignored repeated requests for medical treatment from plaintiff.\n\nDefendants Camacho and Rinaldi then submitted false reports to the DAs office, causing plaintiff to be charged with crimes. All charges were dismissed on March 15, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.355449/gov.uscourts.nyed.355449.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139144/matthews-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Wright, Kendall vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-13","disposition_date":"2015-07-14","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01376","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","summary":"On March 1, 2011, PO DELMONICO chased after two individuals when Plaintiff exited his home located at 418 Chester Street, Brooklyn. Two POs approached the Plaintiff when the Plaintiff laughed after observing the officer’s chase. Seargent RINALDI and POs arrested and transported Plaintiff to an NYPD precinct without reasonable reason. Due to PO’ DELMONICO’s false allegations and false evidence, Plaintiff was prosecuted and imprisoned. \nOn March 13, 2012, PO ALTRECHE and ERWIG arrested Plaintiff without probable cause when Plaintiff was at his home. PO ALTRECHE and ERWIG personally transported Plaintiff to an NYPD precinct station house and imprisoned him. The Plaintiff was arrested based on false allegations that, on separate dates in July 2010, the Plaintiff had sold narcotics to UNDER COVER OFFICER 209. POs imprisoned Plaintiff until March 15, 2011. As a result of the POs’ false allegations, bail was set on the Plaintiff’s criminal case, which caused him to be imprisoned on Rikers Island for 3.5 months. PO DEPALO, UNDERCOVER OFFICER 209, MULLDAY, Sergeant LOGAN, ALTRECHE, ERWIG, JOHN, and JANE DOE 1-10 directly participated in the Plaintiff’s arrest, investigated the Plaintiff’s arrest and failed to intervene. As a result, on December 19, 2012, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.353187/gov.uscourts.nyed.353187.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138958/wright-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-05","disposition_date":"2013-08-20","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04970","name":"Knowles, Lance vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":12500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957863/knowles-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Rinaldi, Stephen T.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-06-14","disposition_date":"2013-05-22","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV02554","name":"Cooper, Edward vs Conlin, Adam, et al.","payout_amount":17500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922281-Cooper-v-Police-Officer-Adam-Conlin-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922282-Cooper-v-Police-Officer-Adam-Conlin-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4321718/cooper-v-police-officer-adam-conlin/"}],"id":"J7WT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/J7WT"}