Legal Opinion
Brennan v. Casco Bay Island Transit District
District Court, D. Maine
Decided March 20, 2008No. Civil 07-138-P-HPublished
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
Casco Bay Island Transit District provides commercial ferry service to various Casco Bay islands and the mainland through Casco Bay Lines. The issue on this motion to dismiss is whether the District is an arm of the state entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity. I hold that it is not and Deny the motion to dismiss.
Facts and Procedural History
According to the Amended Complaint, Casco Bay Lines employed the two plaintiffs as deckhands on the ferry MAQUOIT II. PL’s First Am. Compl. ¶ 7 (Docket Item 3). One…
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