Robert W. Ohare

Lawsuits

Named in 12 known lawsuits, $1,026,753 total settlements.

Coe, Bryan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 154055/2023, Supreme Court - New York, May 9, 2023

Levy, Oren vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 154052/2023, Supreme Court - New York, May 9, 2023

Besuden, Nicolle vs City of New York
Case # 21CV08452, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 9, 2021, ended May 2, 2023
$150,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 4th 2020, Plaintiff attended a march in Foley Square for black and queer lives. At the protest, Police Officer John Doe 1 and 2 hit Plaintiff multiple times and knocked over several others with batons. While Plaintiff tried to help up a fallen protestor, Officer John Doe 2 ran towards Plaintiff and swung a baton down on their outstretched arm, then next over their left shoulder, resulting in a fractured elbow. On July 28th 2020, Plaintiff was at an Occupy City Hall encampment. Police officers arrived on bikes and forced the dispersion of protestors into Madison Square Park. Protestors were told to get on the sidewalk and Plaintiff complied. NYPD Deputy Inspector Elias J. Nikkas pushed Plaintiff into the...

Minett, Ryan vs City of New York
Case # 21CV08161, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 7, 2021, ended April 13, 2023
$82,501 Settlement
Complaint

Walters, Kadeen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV07378, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 23, 2021, ended May 19, 2023
$52,501 Settlement
Complaint

Kye, Kiyee, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 21CV03660, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2021
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2020, Plaintiff was escorting his cousin Ms. Kiyee, an essential worker, from work to home when they encounter a group of officers, believe to include some of the defendants, chasing a young Black man and tackling him to the sidewalk. Plaintiff instructed his cousin to start recording the actions on a cell phone, remaining a safe distance from the officers. At that time, Defendant Maloney and one other named Defendant pointed at Plaintiff and directed defendants Cheung, Shouldis, Ambrecht, and one other Defendant to walk toward Plaintiff. Defendant officers instructed Plaintiff and his cousin to move back, with which they complied, with Plaintiff raising his hands over his head as he stepped back. De...

Rohan, Dirk vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159736/2018, Supreme Court - New York, October 24, 2018

Hutchinson, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507750/2018, Supreme Court - Kings, April 17, 2018

Hunt, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV03172, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, April 16, 2018, ended November 2, 2018
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 7, 2016, plaintiff was biking along Times Square when defendants hit plaintiff in the leg with a baton, pushed him into a concrete barrier and handcuffed him. Plaintiff was arrested and transported to an NYPD precinct. Defendants O'Hare and Amaya forwarded false evidence to the DA's Office in order to justify his arrest, due to which he was detained for nearly two days. The case against plaintiff was ultimately adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.

Cabot, Ruben, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV01991, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 22, 2017, ended January 9, 2018
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: While Plaintiffs were riding their bicycles, they observed Defendant Officers construct a human chain link, and ordering Plaintiffs to "GET THE FUCK OFF THE BIKES AND GET ON THE GROUND!" Plaintiffs complied and Defendant Officers handcuffed and arrested both. The Defendants informed them that they were jumping on cars and Plaintiffs informed them that they were making a mistake. Both Plaintiffs were brought to the Manhattan Detention Complex and were imprisoned based on false allegations that Plaintiffs were riding against traffic, weaving in and out of lanes, and almost hitting vehicles and pedestrians. Plaintiffs were charged with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct and were released upon arraignment...

Rivera, David vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV02874, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 17, 2016, ended August 9, 2019
$89,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 8, 2015, plaintiff witnessed and recorded a physical struggle between his neighbor and two defendant officers taking place in the hallway of his apartment building. More defendant officers arrived and one pointed her weapon at plaintiff until he cleared the hallway yet continued to record from his apartment unit before having the phone he was recording with grabbed by another defendant officer and being arrested without probable cause. Defendant officers then unlawfully searched plaintiffs apartment and his phone. Plaintiff repeatedly complained his handcuffs and ankle shackles were too tight, was ignored, and imprisoned in the precinct for about 12 hours. Plaintiff was transferred to central booking w...

Schoolcraft v. The City Of New York et al
Case # 10CV06005, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$600,001 Settlement
Second Amended Complaint
Description: Lawsuit against high ranking NYPD officials to silence, intimidate, threaten and retaliate against plaintiff for his documentation and disclosure of corruption with the NYPD. Specifically, that the NYPD had established an illegal quota policy for the issuance of summonses and arrests and that defendants were falsifying and instructing police officers to suborn perjury on police reports in order to distort COMPSTAT statistics. In order to prevent disclosure of these acts, defendants unlawfully entered plaintiff's home, had him forcibly removed in handcuffs, seized his personal effects, including evidence he had gathered documenting NYPD corruption and had him admitted to Jamaica Hospital Center against his will...