Legal Opinion
Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportattion Authority
District Court, D. Idaho
Decided November 7, 1983No. Civ. 83-1124PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RYAN, District Judge.
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is properly before this court. Defendant, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“the Authority”), brings this motion to dismiss Plaintiff Morrison-Knudsen's (“MK”) suit asserting this court lacks proper federal jurisdiction. Defendant posits two arguments in support of its motion. First, defendant asserts that it is a dependent arm of the sovereign Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the immunity afforded the Commonwealth under the eleventh amendment of the federal constitution bars this court from…
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