Jacobsen v. Department of Transportation

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• doctrine of sovereign immunity precludes plaintiffs claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the state defendants in their official capacities
• “Absent reference to either Eleventh Amendment immunity or suit in federal court, the court cannot find that § 669.4 provides an express waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity to suits against the state in federal court.”

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