Legal Opinion
Grimshaw v. South Florida Water Management District
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided February 7, 2002No. 00-9134-CIVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a case about federalism, governmental structure and control, and water. The issue presented is whether the South Florida Water Management District (the “District” or “SFWMD”) is immune from suit in federal court by reason of the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Judges of this district have reached opposite conclusions concerning this issue. 1 Moreover, in an unpub lished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit found it unnecessary to decide the dispute,…
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