PELLITTERI v. PRINE

No. 13-14297 Non-Argument Calendar.

776 F.3d 777 (2015)

Felicia PELLITTERI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheriff Chris PRINE, Individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Lowndes County, GA, Defendant-Appellant, Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 13, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan S. Miller, III , Law Office of Harlan S. Miller, III, Macon, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard Strickland , Paul Michael Scott , Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter Strickland & Watkins, LLP, Brunswick, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MARTIN, JULIE CARNES and BLACK, Circuit Judges.


Defendant Chris Prine, the Sheriff of Lowndes County, Georgia, appeals the District Court's denial of his motion to dismiss. On appeal, Sheriff Prine argues that Plaintiff Felicia Pellitteri's wrongful termination claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment. We agree. As a result, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent...

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