Degruise by and Through Upchurch v. NPC Intern., Inc.

ORDER REMANDING CAUSE AND AWARDING PLAINTIFF COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES

SENTER, Chief Judge.

In this case, plaintiff charges the defendants, NPC International, Inc. (Pizza Hut) and Michael Tran, with false imprisonment, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in connection with an episode occurring at a Pizza Hut in Starkville, Mississippi. Specifically, plaintiff, who worked for Pizza Hut at the time, claims that someone identifying himself as an Oktibbeha County deputy sheriff called the restaurant and accused plaintiff of stealing money from a customer. In response to the…