Opinion ID: 2736424
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Heading: The Colorado State Patrol Dispatch

Text: The claims against the Colorado State Patrol Dispatch were summarily dismissed based on Eleventh Amendment immunity. The dismissal was proper. The Patrol Dispatch is an arm of the state; as a result, the entity enjoys Eleventh Amendment immunity. See Sturdevant v. Paulsen, 218 F.3d 1160, 1171 (10th Cir. 2000) (holding that the Colorado State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education enjoys Eleventh Amendment immunity as an arm of the state). With immunity under the Eleventh Amendment, the Colorado State Patrol Dispatch was entitled to dismissal. Mr. Benton complains that the Patrol Dispatch had not invoked the Eleventh Amendment. Pl.’s Opening Br. at 19-20. But, as discussed above, this issue can be raised sua sponte.