798 F. Supp. 1219 - Bockes v. Fields’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
October 1996
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · Parratt v. Taylor · Perry v. Sindermann · Daniels v. Williams
Most-quoted passages
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“In sum, the Local Department’s structure and organization and its relationship with the Virginia Department, coupled with the fact that most of the judgment would be paid from state funds, preponderate in favor of the conclusion that the Local De partment is, in essence, the states’ alter ego, and thus, protected by the Eleventh Amendment .from a damage award • in a § 1983 action in federal court.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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