Fourth Circuit· 4/10/1995

Gray v. Laws

Citations

51 F.3d 426
1995 WL 156870

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noting that the State treasury factor \is generally the most important consideration\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
noting that the State treasury factor “is generally the most important consideration” (internal quotation marks omitted)
cautioning district court against over reliance on a state court decision if “there is no reasoning provided for the [state] court’s conclusion”
observing that if “the state’s treasury will not be affected by a judgment in the action, then the availability of immunity ... must be determined by resort to the other relevant considerations” affecting the integrity retained by a State within the federal system
stating Eleventh Amendment “immunity extends as well to state agencies and other government entities properly characterized as arms of the State” (internal quotation marks and brackets omitted)
remanding case to the district court because it was “in the best position to address in the first instance the competing questions of fact and state law necessary to resolve the eleventh amendment issue” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Carolina, Currie, Hall, Luttig

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