1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 301 F.3d
  5. 301 F.3d 1287 (2002)
 

FUGATE v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 02-14400.

301 F.3d 1287 (2002)

Wallace M. FUGATE, III, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Jim Wetherington, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanjay Kishin Chhablani, Stephen B. Bright, Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

James Jayson Phillips, State of GA Dept. of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before BIRCH, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

Fugate appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint and moves to enjoin and restrain the defendants from executing him until they take certain measure to minimize the risk of unnecessary pain, suffering and mutilation during the execution process. The execution is presently scheduled for 7:00 P.M., on Wednesday, 14 August 2002.

The district court concluded that Fugate's action, putatively brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases