· 3/18/1822
Watts v. Lindsey's Heirs
Citations
- 20 U.S. 158
- 5 L. Ed. 423
- 7 Wheat. 158
- 1822 U.S. LEXIS 260
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- an official capacity suit represents a way of pleading an action 21 against an entity, and it is treated as a suit against the entity
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