Raj v. Louisiana State University

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• holding that sovereign immunity and Pennhurst barred only state law claims when a defendant brought both federal and state causes of action seeking the same relief
• holding that because plaintiff’s § 1983 and § 1985 claims had only named Louisiana State University, LSU Health, and the LSU Board as defendants, and not individual officials, he could not overcome sovereign immunity via Ex parte Young
• stating that a plaintiff’s § 1983 claim is barred if the defendant is an arm of the state
• determining that sovereign immunity bars both federal and state law claims brought in federal court
• determining that sovereign immunity bars both federal and state law claims brought in federal court
• finding that although plaintiff had asserted claims for injunctive and declaratory relief, he could not utilize the Young exception to sovereign immunity because he named only state entities, and not their individual officers, as defendants

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