Saunders v. Hamm (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION TIMOTHY W. SAUNDERS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:20-CV-456-WKW ) [WO] JOHN Q. HAMM,1 et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Timothy W. Saunders (“Saunders”) is a death row inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”). Mr. Saunders has no scheduled execution date. He filed this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his rights under the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution…