Matthew F. Kuhl

Lawsuits

Named in 7 known lawsuits, $247,625 total settlements.

Galloway, Katrina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032861/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 6, 2019, ended March 9, 2021
$65,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about October 2, 2017, Katrina Galloway was arrested by NYPD officers, including Officer Matthew Kuhl, in the Bronx, New York, without probable cause. Galloway was taken to a police precinct, where her fingerprints and photographs were taken, and she was charged with criminal offenses. She asserts that she was subjected to excessive force, false arrest, and malicious prosecution, all without legal justification. The criminal charges were eventually dismissed on August 1, 2019. Galloway further alleges that her arrest was part of a broader NYPD practice related to arrest quotas, and claims the officers involved acted with malice, causing her emotional distress and physical harm, as well as reputational dam...

Lewis, Branden vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 029108/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 8, 2018, ended August 8, 2019
$57,625 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint
Description: On December 21, 2017, Plaintiff was lawfully in the County of Bronx doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way. Plaintiff was not in possession of any contraband, nor was contraband in plain view. Without probable or reasonable cause, Defendants Minier, Kuhl, Doe, and Roe stopped, frisked, searched, assaulted, and battered Plaintiff. Excessive force by Defendants was used, resulting in Plaintiff suffering great and permanent bodily injury. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. Criminal action against Plaintiff was dismissed.

Brown, Rakim vs City of New York
Case # 027151/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 21, 2018, ended June 3, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 19, 2017, while lawfully present near Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, battered, assaulted, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Matthew Kuhl, John Doe, and John Roe, in an excessive manner without legal justification and solely because of his age and race. After the plaintiff was arrested, he was taken to a local precinct, where he was unlawfully fingerprinted, photographed, and subjected to strip searches. Subsequently, he was taken to various police stations, correctional facilities, and a courthouse located in Bronx, NY. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of committing a crime. The plaintiff r...

Mansour, Jaber vs City of New York
Case # 023532/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 29, 2018, ended March 7, 2019
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 26, 2007, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Plaintiff JABER MANSOUR was lawfully, doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway when he was arrested by several police officers including butnot limited to DETECTIVE DAVID HERNANDEZ, MATTHEW KUHL, MAYKY SANTOS, JHON ROE. Based on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, the Defendant Officers summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. While in custoday, Defedant Officers touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed Plaintiff. Plaintiff was incarcelated for over 24 hours and was required to make several court ap...

Guzman, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 304789/2015, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 17, 2015, ended May 2, 2017
$25,000 Settlement

Williams, Casey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026244/2015E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 13, 2015, ended June 7, 2017
$17,500 Settlement

Mccoy, Devon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 021901/2013E, Supreme Court - Bronx, May 28, 2013, ended April 4, 2014
$17,500 Settlement