Smith v. Hamm (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION KENNETH EUGENE SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:22-CV-497-RAH ) [WO] JOHN Q. HAMM, Commissioner, ) Alabama Department of Corrections, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kenneth Eugene Smith is an Alabama death row inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) and housed in the Holman Correctional Facility1 in Atmore, Alabama. Presently, Smith is scheduled for execution by lethal injection on November 17, 2022. On August 18,…