Legal Opinion
Stan McAdams v. The Jefferson County 911 Emergency Commuications District, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2019No. 18-13781PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
In June 2018 Stan McAdams filed an amended complaint alleging that the Jefferson County 911 Emergency Communications District demoted him because of his multiple sclerosis in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The following month the district court granted Jefferson County 911's motion to dismiss the complaint, finding that Jefferson County 911 was an arm of the State of Alabama and thus entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. We disagree.
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Alabama's Emergency Telephone Service Act allows municipalities and counties to establish emergency…
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