Does the 11th amendment protect state officials in their official capacity?
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The following excerpt is from Minotti v. Lensink, 798 F.2d 607 (2nd Cir. 1986):
(3) Therefore, the eleventh amendment immunity protects state officials sued for damages in their official capacity. Kentucky v. Graham, --- U.S. ----, 105 S.Ct. 3099, 3107, 87 L.Ed.2d 114 (1985).
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