Legal Opinion
Clarke v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-1754PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss based on defendant’s immunity from suit under the eleventh amendment to the United States Constitution. The plaintiff has also moved to amend his complaint to include a Bivens -type constitutional tort claim. For reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion to dismiss is granted and plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint is denied.
I. Background
Plaintiff Andrew W. Clarke, Jr., a black male, is an employee of the defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Plaintiff alleges that…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sanders v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Clarke v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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