United States Eighth Circuit

Under Ex Parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908), state officials are exempted from Eleventh Amendment immunity when the relief sought is prospective and not compensatory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/14/2005
• Published 10/14/2005

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPARD ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• C. Gail Vasterling, argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO (James R. McAdams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, Cheryl A. Schuetze, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Birmingham, AL, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy Belz, argued, St. Louis, MO (Robert T. Haar, on the brief), for appellee.