Roane v. Gonzales

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) JAMES ROANE, JR., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 05-2337 (RWR) ) ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Six death row inmates facing execution by lethal injection bring this action against the Attorney General and other Justice Department officials1 in their official and individual capacities alleging various constitutional and statutory violations caused by the federal government’s adoption and intended use of a…