Keenan v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The Court has before it defendant Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (“WMATA”) Motion to Dismiss on the ground that under the Eleventh Amendment it is immune from suit in federal court. Plaintiffs have submitted an Opposition, and defendant WMATA has filed a Reply thereto. In addition, the Court has considered the supplemental memoranda on Eleventh Amendment immunity and subject-matter jurisdiction filed by the parties.

Plaintiffs’ cause of action in these two consolidated cases arises out of an incident between the plaintiffs…