Legal Opinion
Christy v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 13, 1995No. Nos. 94-1386, 94-1398PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we must determine whether the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (“Commission”) is an “arm” or “alter ego” of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and thus entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit in federal court. Because we conclude that the Commission is not an arm or alter ego of Pennsylvania we will affirm the district court’s finding that the Commission *1143does not enjoy Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity.
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The appellee, Charles Christy (“Christy”), has been an employee of the Commission since 1976.1 In November of 1992, Christy…
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