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Try CasePortal for FreePer curiam, the circuit finds the district court properly denied the Louisiana Department of Corrections secretary's motion to dismiss this suit for overdetention. The inmate, convicted on drug charges, was transferred to a processing facility before his admission to another facility for inpatient treatment pending release. A department employee sent his release letter to the treatment facility, and the inmate was found at the transfer facility to be unfit for treatment due to a mental impairment. He was not transferred for treatment, and his release letter was never sent to the transfer facility. The secretary, due to several other instances of overdetention, has been warned of his failure to address the issue and is not eligible for qualified immunity. Affirmed.