Palma v. Workers Compensation Board

SUMMARY ORDER

UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be AFFIRMED.

Familiarity by the parties is assumed as to the facts, the procedural context, and the specification of appellate issues. Plaintiff filed an action against the Workers Compensation Board of the State of New York (“Board”) and the Special Funds Commission (“Commission”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After conducting de novo review, we conclude that plaintiff’s claims against the Board are barred under the Eleventh Amendment. Moreover, plaintiff’s claims against the…