Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Southern University
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1997No. 96-30732Published
1Opinion of the Court
REVISED United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 96-30732 Summary Calendar. Clifton RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; Sheila R. Evans; Ericka Collins, Defendants-Appellees. Aug. 4, 1997. Appeal from United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges. STEWART, Circuit Judge: This case presents the question of whether Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Southern) and its Board of Supervisors are entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the…
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