Legal Opinion
Cantu v. Rocha
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1996No. 94-60380, 94-60577PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
This suit arises out of plaintiff Imelda Cantu’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted at a party thrown by the University of Texas-Pan Am’s criminal justice club. Cantu initiated this civil action against several state actors, based on their alleged mishandling of the assault investigation and other conduct which occurred after the assault. This appeal involves only three of the original defendants: (1) Willie Rocha, an investigator for the University of Texas-Pan Am (UT-PA) police department; (2) Greg Salazar, ex-Chief of Police for the UT-PA police department;…
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