Dana v. Sawyer

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• holding that claims for fees, statutory penalties, and costs are claims for \retroactive monetary damages\ barred by governmental immunity
• “The [statute] applies to private individuals 2 We apply state law to issues of immunity. Brown v. Miller, 519 F.3d 231, 239 (5th Cir. 2008
• “The City, as a political subdivision of the state, is entitled to governmental immunity from a suit for money damages unless it has been waived.”

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