Legal Opinion
Mancuso v. New York State Thruway Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 13, 1996No. 524, Docket 95-7443PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question of whether defendant New York State Thruway Authority (the “Thruway Authority”) is immune from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment. The district court, in a memorandum and order, held that the Thruway Authority was not immune and denied its motion for summary judgment. See Mancuso v. New York State Thruway Auth., 909 F.Supp. 133 (S.D.N.Y.1995). The Thruway Authority now appeals, arguing that it is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity under the “arm-of-the-state” doctrine. The Thruway Authority also raises several…
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