WOODARD v. OHIO ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY

No. 95-4099.

107 F.3d 1178 (1997)

Eugene WOODARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OHIO ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Vickers, Gregory L. Ayers, Michael J. Benza, Asst. S. P. Defender (argued and briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jon C. Walden (argued and briefed), Office of Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, OH, for defendants-appellees.

Margery Malkin Koosed (briefed), Akron, OH, amicus curiae Ohio Death Penalty Task Force.

Daniel T. Kobil (briefed), Columbus, OH, Joan M. Englund (briefed), American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Cleveland, OH, amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.

Before: MERRITT, NELSON, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court. MERRITT, J. (p. 1194), delivered a separate concurring opinion. NELSON, J. (pp. 1194-98), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

This is a § 1983 action involving Ohio's death-penalty clemency procedures. Eugene Woodard, a death-row inmate, seeks injunctive relief against the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, arguing that its clemency procedures violate due...

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