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Title: Becerra v. Asher
Author : Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 14, 1997
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: Defendant Jerry Asher, a music teacher with the Houston Independent School District (HISD), sexually molested Juan Doe, an eleven-year old boy. Juan's mother, Rosa Becerra, individually and as next friend of Juan, brought this action against Asher, three HISD administrators, and HISD, alleging a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law claims. The court granted summary judgment in favor of all the defendants except Asher on the § 1983 claim, and entered a final judgment in favor of these defendants under FED.R.CIV.P. 54(b).1 Because we agree with the district court that the sexual assault by Asher was not state action, we affirm.