Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Claim Fails Without Evidence Officer Knowingly Made False Report

Case Background Plaintiff Jesus Zambrano was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013, but the conviction was later overturned due to a jury instruction error. After his release, Zambrano filed a § 1983 lawsuit against Detective Patrick Schumacher alleging that Schumacher fabricated evidence in his police report by falsely reporting that Zambrano gave him factual details […]