Robert W. Ohare

Lawsuits

Named in 13 known lawsuits, $1,151,753 total settlements.

Coe, Bryan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154055/2023, Supreme Court - New York, May 9, 2023
Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2022, at or about 5:00 p.m., Plaintiff Bryan Coe, a credentialed member of the press, was lawfully present inside the AMC theater at 234 West 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan documenting activists who had paid to enter the theater but declined to wear masks. Plaintiff, who was masked and possessed valid press credentials, was seated in the theater with another journalist apart from the activists when police officers arrived and spoke to the activists. Consistent with the law, the unidentified first responding officers gave Plaintiff and the journalist with whom he was sitting express permission to remain and document the activists’ civil disobedience and police response. Thereafter, the NYPD Stra...

Levy, Oren vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154052/2023, Supreme Court - New York, May 9, 2023
Complaint
Description: On February 7, 2022, at or about 5:00 p.m., Plaintiff Oren Levy, a credentialed member of the press and noted freelance journalist, was lawfully present inside the AMC theater at 234 West 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, NY documenting activists who had paid to enter the theater but declined to wear masks. Plaintiff, who was masked and displaying valid press credentials, was seated in the theater with another journalist apart from the activists when police officers arrived and spoke to the activists. Consistent with the law, the unidentified first responding officers gave Plaintiff and the journalist with whom he was sitting express permission to remain and document the activists’ civil disobedience and police...

Besuden, Nicolle vs City of Ny
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 Ny
Case # 21CV08161, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 7, 2021, ended April 13, 2023
$82,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 3, 2020, Plaintiff RYAN MINETT was volunteering as a Legal Observer (“LO”) for the National Lawyers Guild – NYC Chapter (“NLG-NYC”) at an “Occupy City Hall” demonstration around the City Hall Park. Plaintiff was wearing a hat and a badge clearly identifying him as NLG-NYC LO. Defendants from New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), including Defendant O’Hare, seized and arrested Plaintiff without lawful justification, in retaliation for Plaintiff's conduct in observing and documenting police response to protests in a public space. Defendants put metal handcuffs on Plaintiff in an excessively tight manner. Defendants then searched Plaintiff and took some of his property, including his NLG-NYC LO hat...

Walters, Kadeen vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV07378, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 23, 2021, ended May 19, 2023
$52,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 4, 2020, the Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, assaulted, and subjected to unlawful arrest and imprisonment by the POs. After 12 hours in custody, the plaintiff was released.

Kye, Kiyee, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV03660, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2021, ended July 23, 2024
$125,000 Settlement
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
Complaint
Description: On or about July 12, 2017, plaintiff was stopped in his vehicle by NYPD Captain O'Hare after driving away from defendant NYPD officer Psareas. O'Hare falsely claimed that plaintiff has clenched his fist and sung towards Officer Psareas,, He was falsely charged with Obstructing Government Administration and Attempted Assault. During this time, NYPD Officers John Doe 1-10 observed the arrest and failed to prevent it. Plaintiff spent a day in custody before being released and had to defend himself against these charges until they were dismissed on June 6, 2018. As a result of this, plaintiff was put in fear for his safety, was humiliation and suffered emotion distress, mental anguish, damage to his reputation...

Hutchinson, Anthony vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507750/2018, Supreme Court - Kings, April 17, 2018
Complaint
Description: On April 17, 2015, Plaintiff Anthony Hutchinson was legally present in the vicinity of 902 Williams Avenue in Brooklyn, NY when he was unlawfully stopped and arrested by NYPD Officers PHILLIP ROSSOMANDO, RONALD SANCHEZ, GARY WILLIAMS, JAMES RESER, LT. MICHAEL GOODCHILD, CAPT. ROBERT OHARE, and ten other unidentified officers. During the arrest, Plaintiff was pushed to the ground and handcuffed and then struck in the back and groin area approximately ten times. PO WILLIAMS then punched Plaintiff in the face and mouth and knocked out one of Plaintiff's teeth. Plaintiff requested medical treatment at which time EMS responded and determined that Plaintiff required hospital treatment. Plaintiff was then transported ...

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...

Struggs, Jeffrey vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020867/2013, Supreme Court - Kings, November 29, 2013, ended October 27, 2015
Administrative Closing

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...