Michael Anderson v. Jackson State University

PER CURIAM: *

Michael C. Anderson filed suit in state court against his former employer, Jackson State University (“JSU”), alleging that it discriminated and retaliated against him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. JSU removed the case to federal court and promptly moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that it was entitled to sovereign immunity from this suit under the Eleventh Amendment. The district court agreed and dismissed Anderson’s claims with prejudice.

Anderson argues, for the first time on appeal, that JSU is not entitled to…