Example and Hypothetical Scenario. You can file a complaint about a prison, policy, procedure, or abuse of someone in prison.Learn where to direct your complaint and what steps to take. As such, Plaintiff's claim for false imprisonment shall be dismissed as to all Officer Defendants except Hall, Rogers, and Banks. Per Penal Code section 237(a), false imprisonment is a misdemeanor if violence, deceit, fraud, or menace were not involved in the offense's commission. 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. Two men were arrested under outstanding warrants and were held in a county jail for 30 days or more before they were arraigned in court. COUNT 3: On or about October 04, 2019, in violation of Section. The Commission also received an informally resolved complaint which alleged excessive force during an arrest. At 5–11.) The Court will discuss the viability of each claim in turn.