Delong v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

JOPLIN, Judge.

¶ 1. Appellant Debra Delong (Delong) seeks review of the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Appellee State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (State) in Delong’s action to recover damages for alleged false arrest/imprisonment. In this appeal, Delong asserts, in essence, that insofar as she bases her claims on the lack of probable cause for her arrest, her nolo contendere pleas to charges arising from her alleged unlawful arrest do not preclude her from pressing her claim as determined by the trial court. We disagree, and hold the trial court…