The following excerpt is from Van Nort v. Brown, CASE NO. 14cv1663-LAB(KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
"Put simply, the eleventh amendment bars actions against state officers sued in their official capacities for past alleged misconduct involving a complainant's federally protected rights, where the nature of the relief sought is retroactive, i.e., money damages, rather than prospective, e.g., an injunction." Bair v. Krug, 853 F.2d 672, 675 (9th Cir. 1988). The Eleventh Amendment does not bar actions against state officers in their personal or individual capacities. Pena v. Gardner, 976 F.2d 469, 472-473 (9th Cir. 1992).
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