Barber v. Ivey (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JAMES EDWARD BARBER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACT. NO. 2:23-cv-342-ECM ) (WO) KAY IVEY, Governor of the State of ) Alabama, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Over twenty years ago, Plaintiff James Edward Barber (“Barber”) murdered Dorothy Epps, a seventy-five-year-old woman, by beating her and striking her with a claw hammer. Now, facing his imminent execution for committing this crime, he is before the Court arguing that his execution by lethal injection will…