Opinion ID: 202647
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Heading: Summary of Claims

Text: 44 Before turning to an analysis of the Eleventh Amendment immunity and qualified immunity claims, we pause to summarize the varied claims for relief made by the JUA. We do so because we must be clear about the precise nature of those claims in conducting the immunity analyses. As noted above, the JUA seeks three kinds of relief. First, the JUA seeks a declaratory judgment against Flores Galarza in his official capacity, declaring that he violated the JUA's constitutional rights by: 45 (1) withholding $173 million in insurance premiums for an extended period so that the funds could be used to ease the Commonwealth's cash flow problems, before transferring a large portion of those premiums to the JUA pursuant to the 2002 Settlement; and 46 (2) permanently appropriating: (a) $14.2 million in interest on lost or forgone investments as a result of Flores Galarza's taking of the insurance premiums; (b) $10 million in Overstated Reserve Funds that do not belong to third parties and therefore should have been deducted from the $73 million retained by Flores Galarza; and (c) $13.6 million in Out-of-Pocket Funds that the JUA was forced to pay to third parties from its own funds and therefore should have been deducted from the $73 million retained by Flores Galarza. 23 47 Second, the JUA seeks injunctive relief from Flores Galarza in his official capacity, enjoining him from: 48 (1) withholding any more insurance premiums; and 49 (2) enforcing the terms of the 2002 Amendment, that is, from requiring the JUA to transfer Reserve funds to the Secretary every two years, and from retaining interest income earned on the Reserve funds and any Overstated Reserve Funds (i.e., funds included in the Reserve that are not actually owed to third parties). 50 Third, the JUA seeks approximately $38 million in damages from Flores Galarza in his personal capacity, that is: (1) $14.2 million in lost interest as a result of Flores Galarza's taking of the insurance premiums; (2) $10 million in Overstated Reserve Funds; and (3) $13.6 million in Out-of-Pocket Funds. These items of damage mirror the items identified in the permanent appropriation portion of the demand for declaratory relief.