Opinion ID: 1730919
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: does the principle of sovereign immunity, as enacted by the legislature, violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment of the united states constitution?

Text: Our discussion above explains the lack of maturity in the right to sue the state. The Fifth Circuit also makes a convincing case against the formation of a property interest in this case. Grimes v. Pearl River Valley Water Supply Dist., 930 F.2d 441, 444 (5th Cir.1991). The Grimes Court holds that state law defines property interests in this case. Grimes, 930 F.2d at 444, ( citing Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577, 92 S.Ct. 2701, 2709, 33 L.Ed.2d. 548, 561 (1972)). Since the Mississippi legislature has refused to allow an exception to overcome sovereign immunity, the Grimes Court held no entitlement to sue the state existed. With no entitlement of a property right, Robinson has not suffered a deprivation of any interest, which would trigger due process analysis. Grimes, 930 F.2d at 444.