Blackburn v. Carbone

ERVIN, Judge.

Plaintiff James Blackburn appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants. On appeal, Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred by converting Defendants’ dismissal motion to one for summary judgment and by failing to conclude that Plaintiff had stated a claim for common law obstruction of justice in his complaint. After careful consideration of Plaintiff’s arguments in light of the record and the applicable law, we conclude that the trial court’s order should be affirmed.

I. Factual Background

On 24 April 2009, Plaintiff filed a complaint…