Legal Opinion
Hamid R. Kashani v. Purdue University
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1987No. 85-2306PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Hamid R. Kashani sued Purdue University and various of its officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he was terminated from a doctoral program at Purdue University on the basis of national origin. The trial court held his claims both for damages and for reinstatement barred by the Eleventh Amendment. In this appeal we uphold the conclusion that Purdue University shares in the sovereign immunity of the State of Indiana under the Eleventh Amendment. We hold further, however, that the Eleventh Amendment does not bar suit against the officials for the…
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