In New York, a private person or a police officer commits the tort of false imprisonment or false arrest when they detain someone without legal authority. Fill out the contact form or call us at 212.312.The law generally requires that the guilty plea be vacated in order to bring forth state and federal challenges to the validity of an arrest:. Report. The victim of a crime files a complaint report with the police. To prove a false imprisonment claim as a tort in a civil lawsuit, the following elements must be present: There was a willful detention; Plaintiff asserts that Fries relied on "unsupported" and "false" statements of Correction Officer Brown in making the arrest. Ibid. After you tell the clerk at the front desk you are there, you will be given forms to fill out, including one to write down the incidents of violence. CRCL reviews and investigates allegations of civil rights and civil liberties violations involving DHS policies, activities, and personnel. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3156 (1990). The defendant filled out an incident report about the assault but did not assist in applying for the arrest warrant.