Legal Opinion
Emmett v. Johnson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 1, 2007No. 3:07CV227-HEHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUDSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Christopher Scott Emmett, a Virginia state inmate sentenced to death, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order entered on April 16, 2007, by the Circuit Court for the City of Danville, Virginia, he is scheduled for execution on June 13, 2007. The complaint, filed on April 19, 2007, seeks equitable and injunctive relief under § 1983 for violations, threatened violations, or anticipated violations of Plaintiffs right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment and the Due Process…
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