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JOHNSON v. LOMBARDI

No. 15-3420.

815 F.3d 451 (2016)

Ernest Lee JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George A. LOMBARDI; David Dormire; Terry Russell, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 21, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Brian Gaddy , Gaddy Weis LLC, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Jeremy S. Weis , on the brief), for appellant.

Gregory M. Goodwin , Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued ( Chris Koster , Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Ernest Johnson, who is sentenced to death in Missouri, sued the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections and other state officials, alleging that the State's method of execution is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. The district court ruled that Johnson's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief...

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