A man is suing an MGM Resorts International property for false imprisonment after being detained by property security.
In a lawsuit filed Dec. 18 in Clark County District Court, Stephan M. Soldis claims he was detained by security at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel, “falsely” accused of assaulting a security officer and assault.
Soldis sues on five counts of false imprisonment; battery; defamation; conversion/trespass to chattels; and assault against the plaintiff. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in excess of $15,000, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees.
MGM did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
On April 9, 2024, while Soldis was attending a show at Mandalay Bay, security officers ejected him from the show and asked him to leave the property. According to the lawsuit, he “predicated his resignation on a refund,” but was denied and left.
As he was leaving the show and the property, a security officer blocked his path in an attempt to document Soldi’s presence with a cell phone, according to the lawsuit. As he continued to leave the property, the security officer’s “presence became threatening,” the lawsuit alleges. He blocked Soldis from getting out and “got up” in his face.
The security chief deployed his right arm to block his exit, the lawsuit alleges. Then Soldis pushed his arm out of the way, escalating the incident into a physical altercation, according to the lawsuit
According to the lawsuit, the security officer, along with several other security officers, took Soldis to the ground, physically beat him, handcuffed him and escorted him to a private cell at Mandalay Bay. The suit alleges that the altercation “rose to the level of a criminal assault.”
According to the lawsuit, all of the security officers “falsely” claimed Soldis was “abusing” the security guard whose arm he pushed out of the way.
While he was detained, Soldi’s “personal property”, including his wallet, was seized and searched.
As a result of the altercation, Soldis suffered a contusion; physical distress and pain and suffering as a result of the physical confinement and battery suffered by him; physical injuries including strained muscles and multiple contusions; a general loss of faith in society, justice and citizens; among several others.
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