Legal Opinion
Williams v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2007No. 07-13638PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Luther Jerome Williams (“Williams”) is an Alabama death row inmate scheduled for execution by lethal injection on August 23, 2007. On April 4, 2007, the State of Alabama (the “State”) filed its motion with the Alabama Supreme Court to set an execution date. On April 20, Williams filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint in federal district court, challenging the State’s method of execution. The State filed a Motion to Dismiss on May 7, alleging that Williams’s complaint was barred by either laches or the statute of limitations. On June 6, Williams filed a motion in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nelson v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hill v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- William Lee Thompson v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Harris v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Powell v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Christopher Brooks v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
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