JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Teri Lyons appeals the judgment of the district court in her civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Maurice Moore, an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the City of Los Angeles and seventeen officials of the city. The heart of her appeal is the argument that the burden of proof in a civil suit alleging rape should be on the defendant to prove consent. Rejecting this novel contention, we affirm...
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