Corizon Medical Services is a professional healthcare company that specializes in providing medical care in correctional facilities. Williamson v. Steele, Case No. 4:12CV1548 CAS, 2014 WL 555910, *1 (E.D.Mo. Feb. 12, 2014). Plaintiff alleged two counts against Woodrow in her individual and official capacity.
Plaintiff sues Lombardi and Wallace in their official capacities only. "A claim against a public official in his or her official capacity is merely another way of pleading an action directly against the public entity itself." Williamson v. Steele, No. 4:12-CV-1548-CAS, 2014 WL 555910, at *3 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 12, 2014) (citing Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21, 25 (1991)). "The Eleventh Amendment prohibits the imposition of monetary damages against the state, or against state officials in their official capacities." Id. at (citing Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, 663 (1974)).