Opinion ID: 4527065
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The substance of UC’s response

Text: Karasek argues that “UC’s response was wholly inequitable” because UC allowed TH to participate in the “Cal in the Capitol” event and communicated with TH while ignoring Karasek. Choosing not to prohibit TH from attending “Cal in the Capitol” does not establish deliberate indifference, for “[a]n aggrieved party is not entitled to the precise remedy that he or she would prefer.” Oden, 440 F.3d at 1089. Indeed, Karasek does not allege that she would have attended “Cal in the Capitol” but for TH’s presence, so it is unclear that UC’s decision not to forbid TH from attending while UC’s investigation continued was clearly unreasonable. As for UC’s lack of communication, this is an inexcusable omission by UC’s officials. Keeping a victim of sexual assault largely in the dark about the investigation of her assailant and the ultimate sanctions imposed is not only inappropriate, but also deprives the school of information that might be crucial to its investigation. Nevertheless, despite its lack of communication, UC acted on Karasek’s complaint and imposed arguably appropriate sanctions on TH. Thus, UC was not deliberately indifferent to Karasek’s assault. Because the allegations in the FAC fail to show that UC made “an official decision . . . not to remedy the [Title IX] violation,” Gebser, 524 U.S. at 290, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of Karasek’s individual Title IX claim.