James C. Conrad v. United States

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

After he was unsuccessfully prosecuted on charges involving an illegal gambling operation, James C. Conrad, a twenty-six-year veteran police officer, brought a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) action against the federal government alleging false arrest, false imprisonment, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution. Conrad now appeals a summary judgment in favor of the government and a judgment on the merits in favor of the government. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Conrad’s appeal assigns error to three rulings by the district court: (1) the summary judgment…