Legal Opinion
Kahn v. Virginia Retirement System
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 23, 1992No. 91-551PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, in which all the Defendants have joined. In addition, the Commonwealth Defendants (Virginia Retirement System and System Holdings, Inc.) have filed a Motion to Dismiss based on the sovereign immunity granted by the Eleventh Amendment. For the reasons discussed below, the Defendants’ Rule 12(b)(6) motion is granted, and the Commonwealth Defendants’ motion is denied.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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