Opinion ID: 1036315
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Heading: SCI-Huntingdon and its Departments

Text: A suit in federal court against a state or one of its agencies is barred by the 3 Eleventh Amendment unless the state waives its immunity. Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections v. Schacht, 524 U.S. 381, 389 (1998). The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is a state agency and SCI-Huntingdon and its departments are part of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. See, 71 P.S. § 61. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has not waived its immunity and therefore Rivers’ claim, seeking monetary damages, against SCI-Huntington and its departments must be dismissed. See, 42 P.C.S.A. § 8521(b); 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(2).