Legal Opinion
San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Donovan
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided February 18, 1983No. Civ. A. SA-79-CA-457PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SHANNON, District Judge.
At issue in this case is whether operation of a local transit authority by the San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (SAM-TA), a political subdivision of the State of Texas, is a “traditional” governmental function entitled to the Tenth Amendment immunity recognized in National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833, 96 S.Ct. 2465, 49 L.Ed.2d 245 (1976).
On November 17, 1981, this Court granted Summary Judgment for SAMTA, finding that it performed a traditional state function that met all the requirements for Tenth Amendment immunity from the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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