Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 2:21-cv-10746—Paul D. Borman, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 3, 2023
Before: MOORE, GIBBONS, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. Danny Lamont Chambers and Dontell
Rayvon-Eddie Smith allege that Detective Ronald Sanders and his employer, the City of Detroit,
violated their Fourteenth Amendment right to familial integrity by procuring the wrongful
conviction and incarceration of their father, Danny Burton. Even assuming that the plaintiffs
have identified a substantive right protected by the Due Process Clause, their claim cannot
succeed because they have not alleged that defendants acted with a culpable state of mind,
directed toward them or their family unit. We affirm. |