Legal Opinion
McCauley v. University of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 18, 2010No. 09-3735PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(August 18, 2010)
SMITH, Circuit Judge
The University of the Virgin Islands (“UVI”) charged Stephen McCauley, a UVI student, with violating provisions of its Student Code of Conduct (the “Code”) for his alleged harassment of an individual who had accused his friend of rape. In response, McCauley filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against UVI; its president, Dr. LaVeme Ragster; and its housing director, Sean Georges, alleging that various Code provisions violated the First Amendment. After a bench trial, the District Court dismissed all claims against UVI because it was not a “person” for…
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