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LEWIS v. MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 86-1720.

837 F.2d 197 (1988)

Gary LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly Crampton, Wichita Falls, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Esther Hajdar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Leslie L. McCollom, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., Roger Anson Lee, Wichita Falls, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, POLITZ, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Gary Lewis brought this action against Midwestern State University, its Board of Regents, and two university officials, alleging federal civil rights and state law claims because of the university's treatment of him. The district court dismissed Lewis' claims for damages on the basis of sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. We affirm.

Lewis filed this action originally in Texas...

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