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Five additional plaintiffs granted inclusion in Ohio lethal injection challenge lawsuit

US District Court Judge Gregory Frost today granted inclusion of five additional Ohio death row inmates to the Cooey v. Taft lawsuit challenging Ohio's lethal injection protocol.  Those granted inclusion by today's order are Grady Brinkley, Marvin Johnson, Daniel Wilson, James Conway and Darryl Durr. Today's opinion and order is here (22-page pdf) (fixed link). As noted in previous posts (see links below), a three-judge panel of the US 6th Circuit Ct. of Appeals ordered the Cooey case to be dismissed in March (17-page opinion here (pdf)), finding the lawsuit to be procedurally barred due to a statute of limitations violation.  In a split vote, the full 6th Circuit denied reconsideration of the dismissal on June 13 (order here (3-page pdf))...continue to full post

Full post as published by Ohio Death Penalty Information on September 12, 2007 (boomark / email).