No. 01-7785 LAWSON v. MISSISSIPPI, ET AL. Ct. App. Miss. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are denied, and certiorari dismissed. See this Court's Rule 39.8. Reported below; 784 So.2d 983. No. 01-7889 SAFOUANE ET UX. v. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. Ct. App. Motion of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied, and certiorari dismissed.
2001); Wright v. White, 693 So.2d 898, 904-05 (Miss. 1997); Lawson v. State, 784 So.2d 983, 984 (Miss.Ct.App. 2001). However, if a state official was sued in his or her official capacity for declaratory or injunctive relief, that official would be considered a person under ยง 1983 because "official-capacity actions for prospective relief are not treated as actions against the State."