George Nooner v. The Pillsbury Company v. Mark Fitzsimmons, David Schroeder and Wayne Rieschel

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

George Nooner appeals from a final order entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri granting summary judgment in favor of Pillsbury Co. (Pillsbury). For reversal, Nooner argues the district court erred in granting summary judgment in Pillsbury’s favor because as a matter of law Pillsbury committed the torts of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

The facts are undisputed. In December 1983 Pillsbury, through its general counsel, retained…