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information indicating that Mulder legitimately had acquired the flight recorder from a man who had bought it from an employee of Pilot Air Freight, but that defendants failed to inform the police of that information. According to Mulder’s allegations, prior to the arrest Covert entered into negotiations with Mulder to purchase the flight recorder, but did not inform Mulder that Covert had contacted the police concerning Mulder’s possession of the equipment. A price ultimately was agreed upon, and on January 6, 1999, two undercover Los Angeles police officers entered Mulder’s office and tendered defendants’ check as payment for the flight recorder. They departed but returned with eight other officers. The officers handcuffed and searched Mulder and executed a warrant for his arrest in the presence of witnesses. The complaint alleged that, as a consequence of the arrest, Mulder “had to appear numerous times in criminal court where the final result was a dismissal of the case.” On July 2, 1999, Mulder filed a complaint naming Covert and Pilot Air Freight as defendants. He alleged causes of action for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress, asserting that defendants had been motivated by malice when they supplied the information that was the basis for his arrest by the Los Angeles police.
Approximate Word count = 789
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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