Legal Opinion
Alfred Morris v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 1986No. 84-5306PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BORK.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
BORK, Circuit Judge:
Alfred Morris appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint against the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (“WMATA”). See Morris v. WMATA, 583 F.Supp. 1522 (D.D.C.1984). We affirm the dismissal because, as the district court held, WMATA’s limited sovereign immunity prevents liability from attaching in this case.
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