Legal Opinion
Walker v. Transport of New Jersey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-4135PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this diversity action alleging that defendant’s negligence injured plaintiffs while passengers on defendant’s bus. Defendant moves to dismiss on the ground of eleventh-amendment immunity. For the reasons which follow, the motion will be granted.
Defendant’s argument is simple. It contends that it is a department or agency of the state of New Jersey, 1 it has not consented to be sued in federal court, and it therefore is immune from suit there. 2 Plaintiff does not dispute that defendant is a state agency. Instead, plaintiff argues that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Parden v. Terminal Railway of Alabama State Docks DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- International Association of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Blake v. KlineCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Red Star Towing And Transportation Company v. Department Of Transportation Of The State Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gibson-Homans Co. v. New Jersey Transit Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- South Dakota Board of Regents v. HoopsDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1986
- Rockwell v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- Smith v. New Jersey Transit Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988