Matthew F. Lambert

Lawsuits

Named in 7 known lawsuits, $149,001 total settlements.

Payamps, Kedwin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV00563, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 22, 2022, ended March 29, 2024
$122,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, plaintiff encountered a protest while biking home. Stopping to observe it, he was pushed by an unknown Defendant officer (John Doe 1), who told him to leave the scene. Plaintiff attempted to comply, but was stopped by Defendant Inspector Lance, who also told him to leave the scene. When Plaintiff attempted to tell Lance that he was leaving, Lance struck his bicycle tire with his baton/asp, causing it to pop, and then struck Plaintiff with the baton/asp. Defendant Johnson and Doe Defendants #2-7 joined in the assault, during which Plaintiff was thrown to the ground and continually beaten with batons. Plaintiff was detained and arrested, and defendants applied handcuffs with excessive tightness. ...

Texidor, Samuel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV02063, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 20, 2021, ended August 19, 2022
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about April 14, 2020 at approximately 8:30 am Defendants NYPD Officers illegally stopped, searched, and arrested Defendant without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. While Defendant was walking along Washington Street in Brooklyn, NYPD Officers in a police car asked him "What did you pass to the lady?" and Plaintiff who had not spoken or passed anything the woman across the street responded that he did not know what the officer was talking about. The Officer then stopped him and demanded identification. While Plaintiff was removing his identification, his prescription bottle of Clonazepam fell out of plaintiff's bag and rolled behind a nearby gate. When Plaintiff bent down and reached for his prescri...

Anderson, Anthony, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500704/2020, Supreme Court - Kings, March 17, 2020
Complaint
Description: On October 10, 2018, at 77 Tompkins Avenue, Apartment 10G Plaintiffs were at their home when police officers unlawfully entered and searched the apartment. Plaintiffs were arrested for possession of marijuana and an air pistol. Plaintiffs did not possess marijuana or an air pistol. None were recovered on or near their persons, or inside the apartment. At the precinct, Raymond Anderson, Sharon Anderson, and Tatyana Anderson were declined to prosecute and released from the precinct. At arraignment, Anthony Anderson received an ACD. At arraignment, bail was set on Mr. Scott. On March 7, 2019, Mr. Scott received an ACD. Anthony Anderson was incarcerated for approximately 32 hours. Mr. Scott was incarcerated for app...

Barreto, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV07156, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 14, 2020, ended July 27, 2021
$7,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On Dec 22, 2016 officers Carlos Miranda, Arnaud Polynice and Matthew Lambert stopped a vehicle Mr. Barreto's (plaintiff's) three sons were in, allegedly for tinted windows. One son facetimed Mr. Barreto's wife and she heard a physical struggle between the officers and her sons. Mr. Barreto and his wife arrived at the scene and saw six officers punching their son. Mr. Barreto asked what was happening and several officers approached. One officer punched Mr. Barreto twice in the throat, later took his badge from under his shirt and said "if you want to fight me we can go around the corner." Mr. Barreto went to the 88th precinct to make a complaint about the use of force but the officer at the desk refused to assis...

Delaine, Gregory vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500329/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, January 8, 2019
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2017 plaintiff, who was in a wheelchair, was arrested in his apartment by defendant POs without a warrant or probable cause. Plaintiff was then coerced to consent to a search of his apartment. Defendant POs Lambert, Martinez and Miller then falsely accused plaintiff to have committed a crime.

Hill, Casey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 500328/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, January 8, 2019
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2017, defendant POs without a warrant or probable cause entered a private residence and arrested plaintiff. Defendant POs then filed false police reports and false statements to cause plaintiff to be prosecuted for crimes he did not commit.

Mosley v. Lambert et al
Case # 15CV07042, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
Complaint
Description: While Plaintiff was being detained by store employees he was assaulted by the store employees. Plaintiff complained to the defendant officers who arrived on the scene but the officers failed to file charges against the employees, telling the Plaintiff " you deserve to be beaten".