United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit against directors of the Missouri Department of Social Services, to enforce foster-care provider reimbursement provisions of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act, directors were not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity; the Act does not reflect Congress's intent to limit Ex Parte Young actions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/28/2002
• Published 06/28/2002

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary L. Gardner, Assistant Attorney General, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Harris, argued, St. Louis, MO (Valerie G. Lipic, on the brief), for appellee.