Legal Opinion
Dang Vang Yia Moua Yang Xiong Maichao Vang v. Vang Xiong X. Toyed, Individually and in His Capacity as Refugee Counselor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1991No. 90-35254PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Vang Xiong Toyed (“Xiong”) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury verdict against him in a suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (§ 1983). Plaintiffs, along with their spouses, brought this action against Xiong, a Washington State employee, asserting he raped them during the course of his employment. Appellant argues that the verdict is faulty because there was no evidence he was acting under “color of state law.” He also argues the trial court erroneously admitted the testimony of three expert witnesses and that such testimony was prejudicial. We have jurisdiction…
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