Matthew C. Grieve

Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits.

Williams, Steven vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150869/2025, Supreme Court - New York, January 28, 2025

Perry, Christopher Jr. & Perry, Christopher vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 162289/2024, Supreme Court - New York, December 30, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 16, 2024, plaintiffs were lawfully present in the vicinity of Lenox Avenue and West 119th Street, County of New York. POs Ashfaqur Rahman, Sohral Peerzada, Walter Mancilla, Arun Prashad, Matthew Grieve, Damien Weber, and unnamed POs, without probable cause, an arrest warrant, or any legal justification, stopped, seized, searched, and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were then falsely and maliciously prosecuted and required to make numerous court appearances, until all charges against them were terminated favorably. Plaintiffs sustained physical and emotional pain and injuries as a result of this incident.

Harley, Frankie & Livingston, Sharae vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 153971/2024, Supreme Court - New York, May 1, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about May 5, 2022, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, assaulted and arrested by the defendant PO including POs Mohamed Islam, Matthew Grieve and Karen Zhao without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes illegally searched the plaintiff. The plaintiff's hands were then contorted behind his back and then handcuffed in an excessively tight fashion. The plaintiff was then taken to the 28th Precinct before being transported to the New York County Central Booking where the plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed and searched again and detained for six days.

Toro, Edwin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 157547/2022, Supreme Court - New York, September 13, 2022
Complaint
Description: On June 16, 2019, the Plaintiff was on his way home when he stopped at a store on 111th Street. As he walked out, he accidentally brushed shoulders with a person who was part of a group. They exchanged words and the Plaintiff walked away home but the group followed him yelling at him and attacked him. The Plaintiff managed to run away and saw officers Matthew Grieve, Michael Montalvo, and Kelly Waugh. Instead of listening to and helping him, defendants Grieve and Montalvo put him into a chokehold, punched him in the ribs, slammed him on the ground, handcuffed him and threw him into the back of the police car. The defendants searched the Plaintiff and brought him to the 28th precinct for processing, and then to ...