What is the legal test for suing a governmental officer in his official capacity?
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The following excerpt is from Puente v. Vervon, 255 F.3d 1118 (9th Cir. 2001):
A suit, like this one, against a governmental officer in his official capacity is equivalent to a suit against the governmental entity itself. McRorie v. Shimoda, 795 F.2d 780, 783 (9th Cir. 1986). Thus,
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