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observing that panels of the Eleventh Circuit “continue to flip-flop between two competing formulations: “‘more than mere negligence'” and “‘more than gross negligence'”
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No. 21-14275
10-11-2023
Betty WADE, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Henegar, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA CORRECTIONAL HEALTH, LLC, Augusta University, Augusta University Health, Bill Nichols, Sharon Lewis, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Rachel Brady, Loevy & Loevy, Michael Kanovitz, Chicago, IL, Samantha Chariz Hamilton, The New York Times Company, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Laura Louise Lones, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Georgia Correctional Health, LLC, Augusta University, Augusta University Health, State of Georgia, Augusta University Medical Center, Inc. Laura Louise Lones, Roger A. Chalmers, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Bill Nichols, Sharon Lewis, Charles Burke, Sherie L. Lee, Melton, Warden, Stroh, Keith. Paul Henefeld, Eve Appelbaum, Henefeld & Green, PC, Laura Louise Lones, Roger A. Chalmers, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee Cindy Mcdade. Aaron P.M. Tady, Coles Barton, LLP, Lawrenceville, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Cornerstone Medical Center, Carrie Pritchett, Megan Arthur, Julie Harrell. Cara Weiner, Spears Moore Rebman & Williams, Chattanooga, TN, for Defendant-Appellee Chi Memorial. Tracy Marie Morgan, Paul E. Weathington, Weathington, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee John Owensby.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, D.C. Docket No. 4:18-cv-00192-AT Rachel Brady, Loevy & Loevy, Michael Kanovitz, Chicago, IL, Samantha Chariz Hamilton, The New York Times Company, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Laura Louise Lones, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Georgia Correctional Health, LLC, Augusta University, Augusta University Health, State of Georgia, Augusta University Medical Center, Inc. Laura Louise Lones, Roger A. Chalmers, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Bill Nichols, Sharon Lewis, Charles Burke, Sherie L. Lee, Melton, Warden, Stroh, Keith. Paul Henefeld, Eve Appelbaum, Henefeld & Green, PC, Laura Louise Lones, Roger A. Chalmers, Susan Elizabeth Teaster, Georgia Department of Law, Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee Cindy Mcdade. Aaron P.M. Tady, Coles Barton, LLP, Lawrenceville, GA, for Defendants-Appellees Cornerstone Medical Center, Carrie Pritchett, Megan Arthur, Julie Harrell. Cara Weiner, Spears Moore Rebman & Williams, Chattanooga, TN, for Defendant-Appellee Chi Memorial. Tracy Marie Morgan, Paul E. Weathington, Weathington, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee John Owensby. Before William Pryor, Chief Judge, Wilson, Jordan, Rosenbaum, Jill Pryor, Newsom, Branch, Grant, Luck, Lagoa, Brasher, and Abudu, Circuit Judges.
BY THE COURT:
A petition for rehearing having been filed and a member of this Court in active service having requested a poll on whether this appeal should be reheard by the Court sitting en banc, and a majority of the judges in active service on this Court having voted in favor of granting rehearing en banc, IT IS ORDERED that this appeal will be reheard en banc. The panel's opinion is VACATED.