Campbell v. Kasich

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Two death-row inmates, Raymond Tib-betts and Alva Campbell, moved to enjoin their pending executions, claiming that Ohio’s midazolam-based, three-drug execution protocol presents a constitutionally unacceptable risk of pain and suffering. The district court considered the proffered evidence, determined that the inmates had not met their burden, and denied the requested injunctions. We AFFIRM.

To obtain a preliminary injunction, a plaintiff must meet a four-factor test, Glossip v. Gross, — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 2726, 2736-37, 192 L.Ed.2d 761 (2015), though…