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Case 3:03-cv-00172-DJS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT JOAN R. ABBEY, WILLIAM ANDERSON-KRENGEL, NADINE AVELLANI, STEPHEN BATES, MELISSA BICKFORD-OAKLEY, ALEC BLAKEY, ANN MARIE BRAULTMcCANN, MARY LYNN CINCOTTA, LINDA CORDOVA, SENORA CREIGHTON-SMITH, PAUL CUM MINGS, RONALD ELLIS, CHERYL FOUST, JANIS GAUVIN, BETSY GERICH, PAMELA A. GUARINO, ROSEMARY HARRISON, GLENN E. HART, KRISTINE HASWELL, ELAINE HENLEY, LISA HODDY, JOHN T. KOSTACOPOULOS, BERNICE M. LORD, SALLY LUCIANO, DEBORAH MARQUES, ISAIAS MEDINA, ELAINE OVERTON, YVETTE JOHNSON PARKER, GABRIELE PAUL, CECELAI RIVERA, SUSAN G. SMITH, JADWIGA STRZELECKI, AUDREY TYSON and ROSA WOOLCOCK, Individually and as represent at ives of all Psychiat ric Social Workers and all Psychiat ric Social Workers Assist ant s employed by the Connect icut Depart ment of Ment al Healt h and Addict ion Services VS. JOHN G. ROWLAND, THOMAS A. KIRK, JR. and STATE OF CONNECTICUT : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

CASE NO. 3:03CV172(DJS)

JUDGMENT This act ion having come on for considerat ion of the def endant ' s mot ion to dismiss bef ore the Honorable Dominic J. Squat rit o, Unit ed St at es Dist rict Judge, and

Case 3:03-cv-00172-DJS

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The Honorable Dominic J. Squat rit o having considered the mot ion and t he full record of t he case including the applicable principles of law , and having filed a memorandum of decision grant ing def endant s mot ion t o dismiss. The Court concludes the St at e of Connect icut is ent it led t o sovereign immunit y and t heref ore is dismissed as a party to t his act ion. The claims against Governor Row land and Commissioner Kirk are barred by t he doct rine of legislative immunit y and are dismissed. The claims f or prospect ive injunct ive relief are not w it hin the scope of the Ex Part e Young except ion t o sovereign immunit y and are theref ore barred by the Elevent h Amendment . Accordingly, the mot ion t o dismiss [doc.#54] is GRANTED. All counts of the complaint are dismissed. Judgment shall ent er in favor of the def endant s, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the judgment be and is hereby ent ered in favor of the def endant s. Dat ed at Hartf ord, Connect icut , this 17t h day of February 2005. KEVIN F. ROWE, Clerk

By Terri Glynn Deput y Clerk