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PELLEGRINO v. RHODE ISLAND ETHICS COM'N

No. 2000-132-Appeal.

788 A.2d 1119 (2002)

Francis PELLEGRINO et al. v. The RHODE ISLAND ETHICS COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keven A. McKenna, Providence, for plaintiff.

Rebecca Tedford Partington, Cumberland, for defendant.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

A state statute provided for certain public officials, who were formerly members of a state governmental agency, to receive a designated compensation for attending agency meetings during a specific period. Can the agency and the defendant state treasurer invoke sovereign immunity to fend off the public officials' attempt to obtain a declaratory judgment concerning their alleged right to recover...

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