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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Mathis finds the lower court erroneously granted the jail nurse's motion for summary judgment on the estate's deliberate indifference claim. He knew the detainee had lost consciousness when he examined her injuries and, under jail policy, he was required to transfer the detainee to the hospital. The failure to follow jail policy, when combined with the fact the nurse examined the detainee three times in the span of 10 minutes, is sufficient to allow a jury to find he acted recklessly; therefore, the claims against him will be reinstated. Meanwhile, previous cases from this court with similar circumstances would have put the nurse on notice that a failure to act when a detainee has seizures and loses consciousness would violate their constitutional rights, and so he is not entitled to qualified immunity. Reversed in part.