Smith v. Dunn (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION WILLIE B. SMITH, III, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL CASE NO. 2:19-cv-927-ECM ) (WO) ) JEFFERSON DUNN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Willie B. Smith, III (“Smith” or “the Plaintiff”) is an Alabama death row inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”). Smith is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on February 11, 2021. On February 4, 2021, the Plaintiff filed an Emergency Motion for Stay of Execution, (doc. 42),…