The Aquarian Foundation, a Washington Not-For-Profit Corporation and Reverend Keith Milton Rhinehart, a Single Person v. The State of Washington

19 F.3d 25 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The AQUARIAN FOUNDATION, a Washington not-for-profit corporation; and Reverend Keith Milton Rhinehart, a single person, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36278. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 5, 1993. Decided Feb. 15, 1994. 1 Before: BEEZER, HALL, Circuit Judges, and ARMSTRONG, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 The Aquarian Foundation (Aquarian) and Keith Milton Rhinehart appeal from the district court's dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 suit against the State of Washington and the court's award of $2,380 in attorneys fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 11. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 * The principle that the Eleventh Amendment bars suits against a state by its own citizens "has been among the most stable in our constitutional jurisprudence." Welch v. Texas Dep't…