False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority. In his first filing, Plaintiff asserts claims for "False Claims," false imprisonment, harassment, and defamation.The U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral argument in Thompson v. Under our law, a person is guilty of Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree when he or she restrains another person. Penal Law § 135.05. But even if he had gotten one, the road to completing a case plan while behind bars would have been extremely difficult. The plaintiff's claim in a warrantless false arrest lawsuit arose from a sheriff s deputy s visit to her house to check on the welfare of her daughter. Ask them to fill out and sign a declaration. Clark was on the run following the attack and ended up in a standoff with law enforcement. On August 6, 2014, the State charged Clark with assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment, and felony.