Elzie Ball v. James LeBlanc

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

In 2006, Louisiana built a new state-of-the-art prison facility to house death-row inmates. The cells in that facility, located in Angola, Louisiana, lack air conditioning. Three inmates sued the Louisiana Department of Corrections (the “State”) and various prison officials in their official capacities,1 claiming that the heat they endure during the summer months violates the Eighth Amendment because of their preexisting medical problems. They also assert that the failure to provide air conditioning violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C.…