A false arrest is one way of committing false imprisonment. False imprisonment occurs when one person unlawfully restricts another's freedom of movement.Meanwhile, false imprisonment or illegal detention is a broad term for unlawful detention. False arrest requires an arrest, but, false imprisonment only requires unlawful detention. Penal Code § 210.5 PC sets forth the crime commonly known as taking a human shield. As defined in the PC 236, false imprisonment is an unlawful infringement of freedom of another person. The statute of limitations for malicious prosecution against a private party who is not an attorney is two (2) years. False imprisonment is defined as unlawfully restraining another person's freedom of movement against their will. False imprisonment is defined as "the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another," Cal. Pen. Plaintiffs' eighth and ninth causes of action for false arrest and false imprisonment survive summary judgment.