Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2016No. 15-60604PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
We hereby withdraw our previous opinion of February 10, 2016 and substitute the following.1
Plaintiffs Richard Jordan and Ricky Chase and Intervenor Thomas Loden are prisoners awaiting execution in the state of Mississippi. They sued under § 1983 in federal district court seeking an injunction preventing the state from conducting executions with compounded pentobarbital. The district court granted a broad preliminary injunction. Because Mississippi’s sovereign immunity prevents a federal court from enjoining state officials to follow state law, and because…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by41 opinions
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