The plaintiff, Timothy V. Bowling, filed a complaint in this action on January 16, 1998. His pleading, filed pro se, is entitled "Complaint for Civil Rights Violation," and seeks damages against twopolic officers of the Johnson City Police Department. The Deparmtne is also sued. The complaint is based upon the plaintiff's arrest for domestic violence, an arrest made by the individual defendants on March 16, 1993. It seeks money damages for violations of the plaintiff's civil rights. In the words of the complaint, it seeks to invoke civil rights "[t]hat are indeed protected by both the United States Constitution, as well as the Tennessee Constitution. "The trial court dismissed the complaint becauseit found that the complaint was filed more than one year after the plaintiff's arrest. We affirm.