We provide the following information regarding how you can file a complaint, how a complaint is investigated and how it is disposed of. A false arrest may lead to a civil rights claim when law enforcement officers engage in misconduct in arresting a suspect.A trial judge acted erroneously in granting summary judgment to the defendants in a false arrest lawsuit. A summons must be in the same form as a warrant except that it must require the defendant to appear before a magistrate judge at a stated time and place. Your constitutional rights are violated if you are arrested without probable cause. False arrest refers to arresting or imprisoning someone without a warrant. False arrest refers to arresting or imprisoning someone without a warrant. View on Westlaw or start a FREE TRIAL today, § 1. An arrest warrant does not violate the. Officers ran his license and informed Lowe he was being arrested for an outstanding burglary warrant out of Tarrant County, Texas.