Legal Opinion
Wessel v. Glendening
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2002No. 00-6634PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER joined. Judge KING wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge.
Dwayne E. Wessel brought this action pursuant to Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, see 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 12131-12134 (West 1995).1 The district court dismissed the action, concluding that Wessel’s claim was barred by the State’s sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. We affirm.
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In March 1999, Wessel was committed to the custody of the Maryland…
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- Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Nelson v. Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
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