SAAHIR v. ESTELLE

No. 94-40380.

47 F.3d 758 (1995)

Jihaad A.M.E. SAAHIR, f/k/a Jehad Abdullah Shabazz, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. W.J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Lemens, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for appellants.

Jehad Abdullah Shabazz, pro se.

Before KING, GARWOOD and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Officials of the State of Texas appeal an order enforcing a settlement agreement previously entered in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Finding that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because of the operation of the immunity afforded a State under the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Jihaad A.M.E. Saahir ("Saahir"), formerly known as Jehad Abdullah...

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