Jude v. Morrison

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that “suing a person in his official capacity is simply an alternative method of suing the governmental entity itself”
• dismissing state law tort claims filed against the State agency in federal court
• “The [Manders ] court [] strongly suggested that when sheriffs perform other law enforcement duties they are also acting as an arm of the state.”
• “Suits against persons in their official capacity are actually suits against the governmental entity they represent.”
• “[T]his court notes that it is bound by the Eleventh Circuit's determination that when sheriffs (and their deputies) are performing law enforcement duties, they are considered to be an arm of the state, not county officials.”
• “[T]his court notes that it is bound by the Eleventh Circuit’s determination that when sheriffs (and their deputies) are performing law enforcement duties, they are considered to be an arm of the state, not county officials.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).