Named in 3 known lawsuits, $10,000 total settlements.
Hardy, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 718772/2022,
Supreme Court - Queens, January 6, 2023, ended June 9, 2025
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 29, 2019, plaintiff Michael Hardy was arrested by the four defendant officers on the street. During the course of the arrest, plaintiff was repeatedly struck and tased at least twice. Plaintiff continuously offered defendants his hands and any perceived non-compliance was non-violent and non-threatening.
Defendants then falsely alleged that plaintiff had assaulted the defendants and provided these statements to the Queens County District Attorney. The felony assault charge was later dismissed.
Pluma, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 453040/2017,
Supreme Court - New York, August 3, 2017
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2011, Plaintiff went to Zuccotti Park with his girlfriend. Plaintiff went here on New Years because of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Plaintiff was lawfully recording the police activity at the park when Defendants pushed a metal barricade into Plaintiff and others knocking them down. Defendants then sprayed pepper spray on Plaintiff and the group. Plaintiff was blinded, incapacitated, pushed back, knocked down, and sustained a spinal fracture to his hand.
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...