What is the test for a claim for damages against a state, its agencies and officials acting as civil servants?
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The following excerpt is from Bettencourt v. McCabe, Case No. 1:17-cv-00646-DAD-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2017):
"The Eleventh Amendment bars suits for money damages in federal court against a state, its agencies, and state officials acting in their official capacities," Aholelei v. Dept. of Public
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