Legal Opinion
Lytle v. Griffith
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2001No. 99-2609PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
This appeal relates to whether James S. Gilmore, III, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Governor”), is protected by the Eleventh Amendment from suit in the underlying action — an issue the Governor failed to raise in the district court prior to this appeal. In the underlying case, the district court granted a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of Virginia Code section 46.2 930, which prohibits loitering on designated bridges. See Order and Opinion of November 2, 1999 (“Order”); Order of June 1, 2000 (“Modifying Order”).
The Governor and his…
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