Legal Opinion
Jones v. Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 28, 2001No. 99-4212PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BARTLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Jones filed this action against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq. In a Memorandum and Order dated January 5, 2000, this court granted the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs § 1983 claims on Eleventh Amendment immunity grounds. Jones v. Pennsylvania, Civ. A. No. 99-4212, 2000 WL 15073, at *1 (E.D.Pa. Jan.5, 2000). However, persuaded by “a strong majority of circuits,” we determined that Congress had effectively…
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