Police allegedly submitted false sworn statements to obtain a warrant for Cervantes to undergo a blood test when she had indicated she would do voluntarily.
Police allegedly submitted false sworn statements to the Department of Motor Vehicles, "forcing her to defend unfounded claims to regain her driving privileges."
Police allegedly leaked false claims to the media that she was driving under the influence because they wanted to damage her reputation.
Police allegedly retaliated against her "due to her introduction of legislation to curb abuse by police of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems and due to bias related to her identity as an openly LGBTQ+ Latina elected official."