CUBA v. PYLANT

Nos. 15-10212, 15-10213.

814 F.3d 701 (2016)

Donald CUBA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Julia PYLANT, Donald Pylant, and Leslie Pylant, Defendants-Appellants. Julia Pylant, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald Cuba, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Patrick Kelly , Attorney (argued), Law Offices of Michael P. Kelly, Richardson, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jeffrey Wallace Hellberg, Jr. (argued), Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, L.L.P., Charles William Gameros, Jr. (argued), Hoge & Gameros, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, WIENER, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


These consolidated appeals stem from two parallel suits between Donald Cuba, an individual accused (but later acquitted) of rape, and Julia Pylant ("Julia"), his purported victim. In No. 15-10212, Cuba sued Julia and her parents Donald and Leslie Pylant (collectively "the Pylants") for malicious prosecution, defamation...

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