1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 997 F.Supp.
  5. 997 F.Supp. 1174 (1998)
 

BIBBS v. NEWMAN

No. IP 95-1490-C H/G.

997 F.Supp. 1174 (1998)

Peggy Lynn BIBBS, Plaintiff, v. Scott C. NEWMAN, individually and in his capacity as Prosecuting Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Indiana, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

February 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Laudig, Laudig & George, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff.

Donald W. Rupprecht, McHale Cook & Welch, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants.

Wayne E. Uhl, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for amicus curiae State of Indiana.

ENTRY ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND RELATED MOTIONS

HAMILTON, District Judge.

This civil rights case presents several questions of law about the employment of deputy prosecuting attorneys in Indiana. As explained below, the court concludes that when an Indiana prosecuting attorney makes employment decisions concerning deputy prosecuting attorneys, the prosecuting attorney acts as a state official for purposes of the Eleventh Amendment to...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases