DOE v. SAFEWAY, INC.

No. 12-CV-1848.

88 A.3d 131 (2014)

Michael DOE, et al., Appellants, v. SAFEWAY, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Martin, II , was on the brief, for appellants.

John J. Hathway , Washington, DC, and Jerome C. Schaefer , Columbia, MD, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EASTERLY, Associate Judge, and PRYOR and BELSON, Senior Judges.


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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