Alencastro v. Sheahan

Plaintiff, Maria Alencastro, filed suit against defendant, Sheriff Michael Sheahan, two of defendant’s deputies, and Citibank, ES.B. (Citibank), for illegally evicting plaintiff from her apartment. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs civil rights claims against defendant Sheahan based on sovereign immunity and dismissed plaintiff’s state negligence claim based on lack of jurisdiction. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred by: (1) determining that defendant acted as an arm of the state when enforcing the court order for possession against plaintiff; (2) dismissing plaintiffs…