Does the 11th amendment bar an individual from bringing a claim against the state?
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The following excerpt is from Taormina v. Corrections Dept., State of Cal., 132 F.3d 40 (9th Cir. 1997):
In Pena v. Gardner, 976 F.2d (9th Cir.1992), we answered that question and he held that, "the eleventh amendment will not bar pendent state claims by [plaintiff] against state officers acting in their individual capacities". Id. at 474.
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