Montgomery v. Greene Co. Sheriff's Dept.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 869

Syllabus

Plaintiff-Appellant asserted in his complaint that the Greene County Sheriff's Office and one of its deputies had engaged in malicious prosecution and had violated his constitutional rights by persuading a third party, his neighbor, to make false claims against him. The Sheriff's Office and deputy filed a motion for summary judgment, to which they attached affidavits from the neighbor and two deputies involved in the investigation denying that they had encouraged or been encouraged by others to make false statements. Because Plaintiff-Appellant did not create a genuine issue of material fact regarding the pertinent issues, the trial court properly granted summary judgment to the Sheriff's Office and deputy. Judgment affirmed.