RAJ v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 12-30225.

714 F.3d 322 (2013)

Dr. Madhwa RAJ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY; Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Louisiana State University Health and Sciences Center in New Orleans, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John-Michael Lawrence , John-Michael Lawrence, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Franklin Nolan, Jr., Esq. , William Peter Connick, Sr. , Connick & Connick, L.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Dr. Madhwa Raj, a professor of biochemistry and obstetrics and gynecology at Louisiana State University ("LSU"), appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. We find that sovereign immunity bars Raj's claims under state law; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985. With regard to Raj...

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