U.S. v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 02-60048.

321 F.3d 495 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Frances Thome, Jessica Dunsay Silver (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, DC, Cynthia Lynn Eldridge, Asst. U.S. Atty, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rickey T. Moore (argued), Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


KING, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant United States of America appeals the order entered by the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi dismissing the United States' civil action against Defendant-Appellee Mississippi Department of Public Safety for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the grounds that the suit was barred by the Eleventh Amendment. We reverse the district court's decision...

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