Legal Opinion
Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 2001No. 00-14984PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
The issue is whether a state’s removal of a case to federal court constitutes a waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. We decide that it does not.
BACKGROUND
In August 1997, Kennesaw State University began an investigation of one of its professors, Paul Lapides, after a student accused him of sexual harassment. The university investigation produced no corroborating evidence to support the allegation and no action was taken against La-pides. Lapides alleges that as a result of the incident he became aware of letters fabricated by fellow faculty members containing defamatory…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Meyers ex rel. Benzing v. TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- John Doe No. 1 v. Georgia Dept. of Public SafetyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
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