Legal Opinion
Tew v. Arizona State Retirement System
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 23, 1987No. 86-6482-CIVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GONZALEZ, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE has come before the court upon the Motion for New Trial and Motion to Dismiss Complaint of defendant Arizona State Retirement System. The court entered final judgment for plaintiff on February 20,1987. Defendant Arizona State Retirement System requests a new trial and dismissal of the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Arizona claims that the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution bars this action.
The Eleventh Amendment deprives the federal courts of jurisdiction to hear claims against states. Accordingly, the issue may be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- United States v. JohannsU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1983
- Wayne Manor, Inc. v. Department of Public Welfare (In Re Wayne Manor, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988