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· 6/26/1981

Walter SESSIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 648 F.2d 1066
  • 31 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1435
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 11951
  • 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 31,922
  • 26 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 779

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  • finding that JSU was entitled to immunity as to plaintiff's Section 1981 and Section 1983 claims
  • holding plaintiff's later-added Title VII claims were timely because they related back to his original complaint
  • noting that “neither the state nor its agencies may be sued for injunctive relief in federal court, although injunctive or prospective relief may be sought against state officials without invoking the eleventh amendment bar”

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Judges: Skelton, Rubin, Reavley

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