Legal Opinion
Carter v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 27, 1999No. 98-1581UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we must first determine whether our requirement that a district court provide a brief statement of reasons in certifying a judgment for appeal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) precludes our exercise of jurisdiction to hear the appeal where we are otherwise able to ascertain the propriety of the certification from the record. Exercise of jurisdiction and consideration on the merits in turn require that we decide, as a matter of first impression, whether Pennsylvania’s Eleventh Amendment immunity extends to Philadelphia District Attorneys…
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