SULLIVAN v. GEORGIA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

No. 82-8694.

724 F.2d 1478 (1984)

Kevin Wayne SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES and the Research Vessel "Anna", Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Boshears, Brunswick, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Patricia T. Barmeyer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before HILL and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 13, 1984.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, Kevin Wayne Sullivan challenges the dismissal of his complaint in an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the general maritime law, arising from an incident aboard a boat owned and operated by the State of Georgia. The sole question presented is whether the Eleventh Amendment precludes Sullivan from pursuing...

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