WILLIAMS v. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT

No. 00-10361.

242 F.3d 315 (2001)

Charles Etta WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Clayton Isbell (argued), Law Office of William C. Isbell, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Harold R. McKeever (argued), Patricia Merian Reed, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, SMITH and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Charles Etta Williams appeals the dismissal of her suit against Dallas Area Rapid Transit ("DART") under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., arguing that the district court erred in finding DART immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. She contends both that DART is not an arm of the state for purposes of the Eleventh Amendment and that, even if DART otherwise were entitled to...

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