Legal Opinion
Lizzi v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 22, 2003No. 420, September Term, 2002PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBERA, Judge.
Appellant, Christopher T. Lizzi, sued appellees, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) and seven individuals employed by WMATA, for unlawful termination of employment. On motion of appellees, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County dismissed all three counts of appellant’s complaint on the ground of res judicata, and the third count on the additional ground of state sovereign immunity.
Appellant appeals and raises the following issues for our review:
I. Whether the federal court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of appellant’s claims…
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