With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". an official-capacity suit and a personal-capacity suit turns on the capacity in which the named defendant has been sued. It does not turn on the capacity in which he or she has acted. A state official can be held personally liable under § 1983 for his or her official acts. Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21, 27-31, 112 S.Ct. 358, 116 L.Ed.2d 301 (1991). 15 . The Secretary mistakenly believes that Burns’ perceived lack of standing to seek prospective relief warrants a determination that her claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment. Docket No. 21 at 7. Nonetheless, the question of whether the requested relief is barred by the Eleventh Amendment does not turn on whether Burns herself has standing to seek such relief. Palomar Pomerado Health System v. Belshe, 180 F.3d 1104, 1108 (9th Cir.1999) (<HOLDING>); Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. James, 998

A: holding that eleventh amendment does not bar suits for prospective injunctive relief against state officials in their official capacity
B: holding that the eleventh amendment precludes an award of injunctive or declaratory relief that is not prospective in nature
C: recognizing that while young may be sufficient to overcome a states otherwise valid defense under the eleventh amendment it does not provide a plaintiff with standing to seek prospective relief
D: recognizing the eleventh amendment does not bar the united states from suing a state
C.