def METHOD_NAME(channel_id, case, user_id, reason, justification,
                     user_name):
    """
    Escalates a Google Cloud support case, setting the escalated boolean to
    True. This code is currently disabled and we will look to include a
    working version of it in the v1 release of the bot.
    Parameters
    ----------
    channel_id : str
      unique string used to idenify a Slack channel. Used to send messages to
      the channel
    case : str
      unique id of the case
    user_id : str
      the Slack user_id of the user who submitted the request. Used to send
        ephemeral messages to the user
    reason : str
      reason for the escalation. Must be a value of either RESOLUTION_TIME,
      TECHNICAL_EXPERTISE, or BUSINESS_IMPACT
    justification : str
      user submitted string justifying the need for an escalation
    user_name : str
      Slack user_name of the user that ran the command. Appended to the end of
      the justification to identify who submitted the escalation, otherwise
      all escalations will show as coming from the case creator
    """
    client = slack.WebClient(token=os.environ.get("SLACK_TOKEN"))
    MAX_RETRIES = 3
    service = support_service()
    client.chat_postEphemeral(channel=channel_id,
                              user=user_id,
                              text="Your request is processing ... ")
    parent = get_parent(case)
    if parent == "Case not found":
        case_not_found(channel_id, user_id, case)
    else:
        signed_justification = (
            justification + (f"\n *Sent by {user_name} via Google Cloud"
                             " Support Slack bot"))
        body = {
            "escalation": {
                "reason": reason,
                "justification": signed_justification
            }
        }
        req = service.cases().escalate(name=parent, body=body)
        try:
            req.execute(num_retries=MAX_RETRIES)
        except BrokenPipeError as e:
            error_message = f"{e} : {datetime.now()}"
            logger.error(error_message)
            client.chat_postEphemeral(
                channel=channel_id,
                user=user_id,
                text=(
                      "Your attempt to escalate may have failed. Please"
                      " contact your account team or try again later."))
        else:
            client.chat_postEphemeral(channel=channel_id,
                                      user=user_id,
                                      text=f"You have escalated case {case}")