United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit involving plaintiff's dismissal from a nursing program, denial of summary judgment is reversed where: 1) the Eleventh Amendment bars suit against the University for any kind of relief, not merely monetary damages; and 2) University employees were entitled to qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2007
• Published 07/26/2007

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Lucinda McDaniel of Jonesboro, AR.   Also appearing on the brief was Dustin H. Jones.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Cathleen V. Compton of Little Rock, AR.