United States Eleventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 claims, as barred by the Eleventh Amendment, is reversed where a county sheriff, acting to enforce a county dance hall ordinance, is not an arm of the state.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2005
• Published 04/15/2005

Judges

• MARCUS, Circuit Judge:, Before MARCUS, FAY and SILER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald D. Anderson and Bryan Scott Gowdy (Court-Appointed), Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen Mark Todd, Christopher C. Sabella, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.