Ralph Smith, Jr. v. James Hood, III

JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Ralph Arnold Smith brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act against various defendants for their conduct related to his involuntary *183 civil commitment. The district court dismissed his claims in their entirety. He appeals. We AFFIRM in part and VACATE and REMAND in part.

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In April 2012, Ralph Arnold Smith allegedly hired two people-Keaira Byrd and Derrick Lacy-to murder Lee Abraham, the attorney who had represented his ex-wife during their divorce proceedings. See generally Smith v. Chastain , No. 3:14-v-334-WHB-RHW, 2015 WL…