Clarence E. Hill v. James McDonough

Petitioner Clarence E. Hill, currently an inmate on Florida’s death row, moves this court for a stay of execution and expedited appeal of the dismissal of his pending action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which he alleges violations and threatened violations of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We find that Hill does not meet the standard for injunctive relief, and accordingly we deny his petition.

The basic facts of the underlying case resulting in Hill’s death sentence are set forth in the decision of the Florida Supreme Court affirming Hill’s…