Legal Opinion
Natasha Whitley v. John Hanna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2013No. 12-10312PublishedCited by 536 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Natasha Whitley appeals the dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action and the denial of her motion to amend her complaint. Whitley’s claims arise out of former City of Brownwood police sergeant Vincent Ariaz’s sexual abuse of her. Defendants-Appellees John Hanna, Robert Bullock, Michael Murray, *635and Robert Grubbs were state officers involved in the investigation and arrest of Ariaz. Whitley argues that Appellees failed adequately to protect her from Ariaz, and used her as “sexual bait” to strengthen their prosecutorial case against him. The district court…
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