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PATEL v. LANIER COUNTY GEORGIA

No. 19-11253.

969 F.3d 1173 (2020)

Nilesh S. PATEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LANIER COUNTY GEORGIA, et al., Defendants, James Smith, Deputy Sheriff, Lanier County, Georgia, in his official and individual capacities, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 11, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Scott Anulewicz , Michael Joseph Bowers , Jessica Nwokocha , Balch & Bingham, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Austin Alexander , Thompson Hine, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul H. Threlkeld , David William Bobo Mullens , Oliver Maner, LLP, SAVANNAH, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARTIN, NEWSOM, and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.

This case principally presents two constitutional questions arising out of a deputy sheriff's decision to place a pretrial detainee in an unventilated, un-air-conditioned transport van on a hot autumn day. First, by placing the detainee in the van—for a total of about two hours, half of that time alone and unsupervised...

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