Legal Opinion
Doe v. Safeway, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 2014No. 12-CV-1848PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge:
While placing items in a shopping cart before Thanksgiving on November 10, 2011, appellants Michael Doe and Terry Garner, Jr. were detained by police officers in the break room of a Safeway grocery store. Appellants filed suit against appellee, Safeway, Inc., for false imprisonment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee and dismissed appellants’ case with prejudice. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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“Summary judgment is a question of law, which this court reviews de novo.” Han v. Se. Acad. of Scholastic Excellence Pub. Charter Sch., 32…
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