What is the test for a civil action against a state, its agencies and its officials acting as an official?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Turner v. Munoz, Case No. 1:19-cv-00706-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2019):
"The Eleventh Amendment bars suits for money damages in federal court against a state, its agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities." Aholelei v. Dep't of Public
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