Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Pluma, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 453040/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, August 3, 2017
Pluma, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02017,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 26, 2013, ended May 11, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2011, plaintiff Robert Pluma was present at Zucotti Park for New Years' celebrations with other Occupy Wall Street protesters. The protesters were greeted by an overwhelming force of NYPD personnel, including a group of officers working together to deploy metal barricades as a battering ram, and officers armed with pepper spray. A group of officers including Defendants Carl Soreco, Meghan O'Leary, Christopher Vega, Dunlop, Ramon Hernandez, Richard McGuire, Anthony Barbieri, Vincent Setteducato, Corey White, Dana Palomo, Anthony Pons, an unidentified John Doe "Second Pepper Spray Officer," and an unidentified John Doe "Balding Senior Officer," all worked together to push a metal barricade into t...