Named in 8 known lawsuits, $121,003 total settlements.
Adams, Dennis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03401,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 14, 2018, ended March 14, 2022
Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: 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.
Weiss, Eric vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00776,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 26, 2016
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was inside of a vehicle being operated by a friend when the vehicle was pulled over by Mark Scarlatelli and John Doe and ordered both the Plaintiff and John Doe to get out of the vehicle without cause or justification and proceeded to unreasonable search the Plaintiff without any reasonable suspicion that the Plaintiff had either committed, was committing, or was about to commit any crime/offense. 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 pres...
Gondola, Luis vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00369,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 2, 2016
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant officers pulled over a vehicle where Plaintiff was a passenger, search the passengers and the car, and arrested Plaintiff and the passengers. Plaintiff was brought to the 120th Precinct and charged with drug possession for lawfully prescribed pills found in the driver's purse. All charges against all passengers were dismissed.
Pandiani, Andrew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV06346,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 12, 2015, ended November 5, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On March 28, 2015, defendant police officers Clyde Moyer (shield no. 4072) and Dmitriy Shery (shield no. 676) stopped and searched the plaintiff's car. Defendant Moyer removed a police scanner from the plaintiff's car. The plaintiff drove to the stationhouse to complain. He spoke to defendant police officer Christophe Parco, who told him he couldn't make a complaint and to wait for Moyer and Shery to come back. When Moyer returned, he arrested the plaintiff. The plaintiff then spoke to detective Mathew Reich and several unidentified officers, one of whom said, "You think we give a fuck about your CCRBs? The City has paid millions of dollars because of me and I don't give a shit." The plaintiff was taken to a ho...
Rodman, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV04042,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 20, 2015, ended August 11, 2016
$13,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was driving his vehicle when he was pulled over by plainclothes defendant Officer Moyer. Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed, arrested and detained in an unmarked van. Another officer threw the Plaintiff on the floor of the van and drove recklessly while defendant officer Moyer failed to intervene. The Plaintiff also requested his medication, which the defendant officer refused. After five hours, the plaintiff was escorted to the 120th precinct.
Itkin, Matthew vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00187,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 15, 2015, ended March 27, 2017
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: On July 18, 2014, plaintiff Matthew Itkin was driving when he was stopped, allegedly without probable cause, by an unmarked police car driven by defendant Detective Mark Scarlatelli. Detective Scartelli searched and arrested Mr. Itkin, improperly charging him with possession or use of marijuana and other false charges based solely on Mr. Itkin's passenger's possession of a legal mini-hookah device in his pocket. Mr. Itkin was handcuffed tightly to the point of injury to both wrists and driven around for nearly four hours in the back of a police van which was engaged in other traffic stops and being driven wildly at high speeds. During his time in the police van Mr. Itkin's head repeatedly struck the interior...
Orlando, Vincent, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV05331,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 19, 2014, ended March 24, 2015
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Stipulation,
Stipulation
Description: 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.
Stewart, Ameir, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02854,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 15, 2014, ended September 20, 2016
$22,503 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint,
Stipulation
Description: 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.
Plaintiffs were transported to the 12...