With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". real party in interest for diversity purposes. A quasi-sovereign interest is a State’s interest in the well-being of its populace. Id. at 602, 102 S.Ct. 3260. The United States Supreme Court has stated that quasi-sovereign interests fall into two categories: “First, a State has a quasi-sovereign interest in the health and well-being— both physical and economic — of its resi dents in general. Secondly, a State has a quasi-sovereign interest in not being discriminatorily d.enied its rightful status within the federal system.” Id. at 609,102 S.Ct. 3260. Here, the Attorney General asserts an interest within the first category, an interest in the economic well-being of the citizens of Mississippi. See Georgia v. Penn. R. Co., 324 U.S. 439, 450-51, 65 S.Ct. 716, 722-23, 89 L.Ed. 1051 (1945) (<HOLDING>). Microsoft proposes to split the claims in

A: holding that a suit against a state official in his or her official capacity is a suit against the state itself and not cognizable under  1983
B: holding a suit against an agency of the state is a suit against the state
C: holding that the state has interest apart from affected individuals in antitrust suit against railroads for price fixing that discriminated against georgia shippers
D: holding that a suit against a state official in his or her official capacity is not a suit against the official but rather is a suit against the officials office
C.