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THOMAS v. BRYANT

No. 09-11658.

614 F.3d 1288 (2010)

Jeremiah THOMAS, Michael McKinney, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Randall BRYANT, in his official capacity, Walter A. McNeil, Secretary, Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig D. Feiser, Volpe Bajalia Wickes, Jacksonville, FL, Scott Douglas Makar, Louis F. Hubener, III, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Laurie Webb Daniel, Holland & Knight, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Cassandra Jae Capobianco, Kristen Cooley Lentz, FL Institute Legal Services, Inc., Newberry, FL, George E. Schulz, Jr., Marlysha Myrthil, Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Jacksonville, FL, Joshua Aaron Glickman, Randall C. Berg, Jr., FL Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, FL, Stephen F. Hanlon, Holland & Knight, LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before BLACK, HULL and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents important questions concerning the intersection of the Eighth Amendment and the incarceration of inmates with serious mental illness. Ten inmates incarcerated at Florida State Prison ("FSP") brought this § 1983 action against various officers and employees of the Florida Department of Corrections ("DOC"), alleging that the use of chemical agents on inmates with mental illness and other vulnerabilities violates the...

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