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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________

No. 19-12048 ________________________

D.C. Docket No. 1:17-cv-00089-JRH-BKE

CHRISTOPHER VARNER,

Plaintiff–Appellant, versus STAN SHEPARD JERRY BEARD ANTONIO BINNS JUSTIN WASHINGTON LENON BUTLER RODGERICK NABORS JULIAN GREENAWAY,

Defendants–Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ________________________ (August 31, 2021) USCA11 Case: 19-12048 Date Filed: 08/31/2021 Page: 2 of 29

Before WILSON, JILL PRYOR, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges. LAGOA, Circuit Judge:

Christopher Varner appeals the district court’s order dismissing with prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cla