Sankey v. UTGR, Inc. et al

Filing 23

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 17 Motion for Summary Judgment. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 10/6/2021. (Jackson, Ryan)

ELIZABETH SANKEY,
Plaintiff,

UTGR, INC. d/b/a TWIN RIVER, Alias,
TWIN RIVER MANAGEMENT
GROUP, INC., Alias; and JOHN DOE,
Defendants.

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C.A. No. 19·634-JJM-PAS

JOHN J. MCCONNELL, JR., United States District Court Chief Judge.

Elizabeth Sankey sued UTGR, Inc. d/b/a Twin River and Twin River

Management Group, Inc. ("Twin River") alleging claims of false arrest, malicious

prosecution, defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress
arising out of the events surrounding her arrest while she was working at Twin River.

Twin River now moves for summary judgment on all claims. ECF No. 17.

Elizabeth Sankey is an employee at Twin River. ECF No. 18

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On October

21, 2017, Twin River's Surveillance Department provided the Rhode Island State

Police Gaming Enforcement Unit ("GEU") with a surveillance video depicting another

Twin River employee ("Co-worker"), engaged with Ms. Sankey in suspected narcotics
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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BACKGROUND