When a litigant seeks to recover damages from the pocket of a government official, sovereign immunity is not an obstacle, but a related doctrine, official immunity, may be.

• 当诉讼当事人试图从政府官员的口袋里得到赔偿时，主权豁免并不是障碍，而另一个相关的理论--政府官员豁免--却可能成为阻碍。