Legal Opinion
Rodriguez Diaz v. Sierra Martinez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 12, 1989No. Civ. 86-1297 (JP)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
In this diversity action alleging that plaintiff was injured due to a traffic accident and subsequent medical negligence, the court has before it a motion to dismiss filed by most of the defendants citing a myriad of reasons why the claims against them should be dismissed.
I. Eleventh Amendment ■
Several defendants claim immunity from suit in this Court on the basis of the eleventh amendment to the United States Constitution. That amendment jurisdic-tionally bars the federal courts from entertaining claims for money damages against the states, including…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Nieves v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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