Legal Opinion
Rockwell v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 24, 1988No. Civ. 84-4214PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
Before the court is a motion to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction brought by the defendant, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. (hereafter “New Jersey Transit”). Specifically, defendant argues that the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution bars the present suit.
The Eleventh Amendment states:
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of…
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