California v. Campbell

ELR Citation: ELR 21024
No(s). 97-15308 (9th Cir. Mar 9, 1998)

The court holds that the Eleventh Amendment does not immunize a receiver of estate trusts from being sued solely in its representative capacity. The state of California filed suit against the trustees of a manufacturer's estate to recover cleanup costs at the plant. At the trustees' request, the Con...