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ROANE v. LEONHART

No. 12-5020.

741 F.3d 147 (2014)

James H. ROANE, et al., Appellees Jeffrey Paul, Appellant Bruce Webster and Anthony Battle, Appellees v. Michele M. LEONHART, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Rosen argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Abbe David Lowell . Gary Proctor entered an appearance.

Benton Peterson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: TATEL and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

Federal death row inmate Jeffrey Paul moved to intervene in this lawsuit, which challenges the government's method of carrying out lethal injections and its failure to disclose its execution procedures. The district court denied his motion. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

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Three federal death row inmates filed this lawsuit in December 2005 against...

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