Legal Opinion
Micomonaco v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1995No. 93-36084PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORRICK, Senior District Judge:
Plaintiffs, Mario Micomonaeo and his wife Mary Micomonaeo (“Mieomonacos”) brought this suit against the State of Washington (‘Washington”) after Mario Micomonaeo incurred injuries while working on a state-owned ferry. The district court granted Washington’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction based on the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The Mieomonacos appeal this ruling or, in the alternative, move the court to certify the question whether Washington’s statutory scheme waives its Eleventh Amendment immunity from suits based on…
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