Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit January 8, 1987, No. 85-1878 (Freeman v. Michigan, Department of State)

LIVELY, Chief Judge.

The question in this case is whether the Eleventh Amendment bars an action by a state employee seeking damages and injunctive relief from the State, a state agency and two state officials. The district court dismissed the entire action on Eleventh Amendment grounds and imposed a sanction pursuant to Rule 11, Fed.R.Civ.P., on the plaintiff and her attorney. We reverse.

I.