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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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Eunice Samuels, Lorraine Warren v. District of Columbia, 770 F.2d 184 (1985)
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1985-08-06

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Complaint at 1, J.A. at 1. Thus even on the assumption that the District can claim eleventh amendment immunity from suits in federal court, the plaintiffs’ section 1983 claim would survive a sovereign immunity challenge under the well-settled principle that the eleventh amendment does not bar suits for declaratory and injunctive relief aimed at state officials. See Kentucky v. Graham,