Does the Eleventh Amendment bar a plaintiff from suing the Attorney General in his personal capacity?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Garcia v. Strayhorn, CASE NO. 13-CV-807-BEN(KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2014):
n. 10 (1989); Pena v. Gardner, 976 F.2d 469, 472 (9th Cir. 1992). However, the Eleventh Amendment does not bar actions against state officers in their personal capacities. Pena, 976 F.2d at 472-473.
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