Legal Opinion

Darrell Grayson v. Richard Allen

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 16, 2007No. 07-12364PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

HULL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Darrell Grayson, an Alabama death row inmate scheduled for execution on July 26, 2007, appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging Alabama’s lethal injection protocol and its administration. After review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Grayson unreasonably delayed the filing of this § 1983 action and thus affirm the dismissal.

I. BACKGROUND

A J December 1980-30 June 2002

The details of Grayson’s crimes are set forth in our 2001 opinion affirming the district court’s denial of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Nelson v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Hill v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Richard Wade Cooey, II v. Ted Strickland, Governor Terry J. Collins, Director E.C. Voorhies, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. Gomez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Ex Parte GraysonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Arthur v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  2. McNair v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Tompkins v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Christopher Brooks v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Williams v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007

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