Legal Opinion
Roane v. Holder
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 20, 2009No. Civil Action 05-2337 (RWR)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Six death row inmates facing execution by lethal injection bring this action against the Attorney General and other Justice Department officials 1 in their official and individual capacities alleging various constitutional and statutory violations caused by the federal government’s adoption and intended use of a lethal injection protocol that allegedly exposes the inmates to a substantial risk of severe pain. The defendants have renewed their motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). Because…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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