Legal Opinion
Pendergrass v. Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1998No. 97-30463PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
"DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff-appellee, Robert G. Pendergrass, brought this suit for monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendants-appellants, the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission (GNOEC) and its police officer employees, David Hurstell and James Digby, alleging that the officers had violated his Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force on him during an arrest. The GNOEC and its officers moved for summary judgment and/or a dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction alleging (1) that the GNOEC was immune from this suit under the Eleventh…
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