Flynn v. Okafor, Unpublished Decision (6-30-2004)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Patrick Flynn, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas that granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, Chuck Okafor, on plaintiff's claim of malicious prosecution. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Chuck Okafor is the proprietor of Dirty Dungarees, which is a laundry and bar that is located on Karl Road in Columbus, Ohio. According to Okafor, on December 2, 2000, a man, who was known to Okafor as "Patrick Flynn," threatened Okafor and his customers, and damaged property in Okafor's establishment. This same…