House v. Hicks

*350SERCOMBE, J.

Plaintiff assigns as error the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants on plaintiffs claims for defamation, intentional infliction of severe emotional distress (IIED), and deprivation of liberty based on 42 USC section 1983. We affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on the IIED claim. We reject without discussion plaintiffs remaining claims of error regarding the court’s rulings on the untimeliness of the defamation claim and the sufficiency of the civil rights claim.

Summary judgment is appropriate if the moving party demonstrates that there is no genuine…