Does the Eleventh Amendment extend to civil actions brought by citizens of other states?
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The following excerpt is from Gundy v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab., CASE No. 1:12-cv-01020-LJO-MJS (E.D. Cal. 2013):
"Though its language might suggest otherwise, the Eleventh Amendment has long been construed to extend to suits brought against a state by its own citizens, as well as by citizens of other states." Brooks v. Sulphur Springs Valley Elec. Co., 951 F.2d 1050, 1053 (9th Cir. 1991). "The Eleventh Amendment's jurisdictional bar covers suits naming state agencies and departments as defendants, and applies whether the relief is legal or equitable in nature." Id.
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