Legal Opinion
David Demshki v. Richard Monteith Anthony Whitehurst Steven Sloan Heidi Arno Monteith for Senator Committee, and California Senate Rules Committee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2001No. 00-15599PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Supreme Court has held that the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution grants the states immunity from suit, in federal court, by private individuals seeking money damages for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Because the district court should have dismissed this federal lawsuit against the California Senate Rules Committee when the Committee asserted its Eleventh Amendment immunity, we reverse.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
David Demshki is a political consultant. Demshki joined Richard Monteith’s campaign for the California Senate with the hope…
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