Legal Opinion
Grayson v. Dunn
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided December 22, 2015No. CASE NOS. 2:12-CV-0316-WKW; 2:13-CV-0781-WKW; 2:14-CV-1028-WKW; 2:14-CV-1029-WKW; 2:14-CV-1030-WKWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
W. Keith Watkins, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Intervenor Plaintiff Christopher E. Brooks, a death-row inmate, is in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”) awaiting his execution scheduled for January 21, 2016. On November 24, 2015, Brooks intervened in this consolidated' action (the “Midazolam Litigation”) filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He challenges the constitutionality of Alabama’s method of execution, alleging that *1343Alabama’s current three-drug lethal injection protocol creates a substantial risk of serious harm in violation of the…
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