Mengert v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA RHONDA MENGERT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 21-CV-443-CVE-SH ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Now before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. # 50). Defendant United States of America seeks summary judgment on plaintiff Rhonda Mengert’s false imprisonment claim. Defendant argues that a false imprisonment claim is not available under Oklahoma law when a person is detained by a governmental employee acting within the scope of their employment. Dkt. # 50, at 3. Defendant…