Legal Opinion
Getsy v. Strickland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2009No. 08-4199PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Jason Getsy was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death in 1996. In 2007, he filed an intervenor complaint in a lawsuit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by fellow inmate Richard Cooey that challenged Ohio’s lethal-injection protocol. After this court concluded that Cooey’s challenge was time barred, see Cooey v. Strickland, 479 F.3d 412 (6th Cir.2007) (Cooey II), the district court dismissed Getsy’s complaint on the same ground. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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Cooey II’s central holding is that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- In Re KemmlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Jan M. Sexton Salmi v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Richard Wade Cooey, II v. Ted Strickland, Governor Terry J. Collins, Director E.C. Voorhies, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Broom v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Irick v. RayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Stephen West v. Gayle RayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Moore v. ReesDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2015
- Reynolds v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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