Wendall Jermaine Hall v. Lieutenant Peter Merola

USCA11 Case: 20-14247 Document: 54-1 Date Filed: 05/17/2023 Page: 1 of 37 [PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-14247 ____________________ WENDALL JERMAINE HALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus LIEUTENANT PETER MEROLA, Defendant-Appellee, SERGEANT CHARLES WATSON, et al., Defendants. ____________________ USCA11 Case: 20-14247 Document: 54-1 Date Filed: 05/17/2023 Page: 2 of 37 2 Opinion of the Court 20-14247 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 3:15-cv-01054-BJD-PDB…