How have courts dealt with civil actions brought against a state official in their official capacity?
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The following excerpt is from Petillo v. Peterson, CASE No. 1:16-cv-0488- MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
(9th Cir. 2003), or suits for declaratory or injunctive relief brought against state officials in their official capacities, Austin v. State Indus. Ins. System, 939 F.2d 676, 680 fn.2 (9th Cir. 1991).
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