IN RE OHIO EXECUTION PROTOCOL LITIGATION

Case No. 2:11-cv-1016.

IN RE: OHIO EXECUTION PROTOCOL LITIGATION, This document relates to: Plaintiff Warren Henness.

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Division.

January 14, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 535 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Adams, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio.

Tyrone Ballew, Inmate & William Sapp, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Andrew P. Avellano .

Richard Bays, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Erin Gallagher Barnhart , Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Melvin Bonnell, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio.

Quisi Bryan, Inmate & Kareem Jackson, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio & Lori Riga , Office of the Federal Public Defender.

Davel Chinn, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Erin Gallagher Barnhart , Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Rachel Troutman , Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Douglas Coley, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Sharon A. Hicks , Federal Public Defender & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio.

Roland Davis, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, David C. Stebbins , Federal Public Defenders Office, Erin Gallagher Barnhart , Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

Archie Dixon, Inmate, Edward Lang, Inmate & Jeronique Cunningham, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Michael J. Benza & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

John Drummond, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Lori Riga , Office of the Federal Public Defender.

Angelo Fears, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio.

Antonio Sanchez Franklin, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by S. Adele Shank & James P. Fleisher , Bieser, Greer & Landis.

James Frazier, Inmate & Stanley Fitzpatrick, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Lisa M. Lagos , Federal Public Defender Office, SD OH.

Clarence Fry, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Richard Allen Cline , Ohio Public Defender.

Larry Gapen, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Adam Michael Rusnak , Federal Public Defender's Office, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Delano Hale, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Lisa M. Lagos , Federal Public Defender Office, SD OH & Jordan S. Berman , Federal Public Defender.

James Hanna, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by David L. Doughten & Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender.

Warren K Henness, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, David C. Stebbins , Federal Public Defenders Office, Justin C. Thompson , Federal Public Defender, Paul Rudolph Bottei , Federal Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Danny Hill, Inmate, Warren Waddy, Inmate, Andre Williams, Inmate & David Sneed, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

Timothy Hoffner, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen M. Kissinger , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.

Percy Hutton, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

Andre Jackson, Inmate, Cleveland Jackson, Inmate, Juan Kinley, Inmate, Lawrence Landrum, Inmate, Cedric Carter, Inmate, Gary Hughbanks, Inmate, Romell Broom, Inmate, James T Conway, Inmate, Donald Ketterer, Inmate, David Allen, Inmate, Gregory Osie, Inmate & Denny Obermiller, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Keith LaMar, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen M. Kissinger , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. & Dana C. Hansen Chavis , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., pro hac vice.

Carl Lindsey, Inmate, Charles L Lorraine, Inmate, Walter Raglin, Inmate, Bobby T. Sheppard, Inmate, Kenneth W Smith, Inmate & Jerome Henderson, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Jose Trinidad Loza, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Laurence E. Komp .

Ralph Lynch, Inmate & James Trimble, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Kathryn L. Sandford , Ohio Public Defender's Office & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Freddie McNeill, Jr., Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Justin C. Thompson , Federal Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Samuel Moreland, Inmate, Genesis Hill, Inmate & Timothy Dunlap, Inmate #35385, Plaintiffs, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Justin C. Thompson , Federal Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Jason Robb, Inmate & John David Stumpf, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, David C. Stebbins , Federal Public Defenders Office & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

Duane Short, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender, Erika M. LaHote , Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Warren Spivey, Inmate & James Mammone, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio.

Raymond Twyford, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Carol Ann Wright , Federal Public Defenders Office & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

James Were, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Dennis Lyle Sipe .

Robert Williams, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio & John Ricotta .

Abdul Awkal, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Kevin Cafferkey , pro hac vice, R. Brian Moriarty , R. Brian Moriarty, LLC, pro hac vice & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

David Braden, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office, Kathryn L. Sandford , Ohio Public Defender's Office & Steven Martin Brown .

Sean Carter, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office, Kandra Roberts , Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Rachel Troutman , Ohio Public Defender.

August Cassano, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Jon William Oebker , Tucker Ellis & West LLP & John Q. Lewis , Tucker Ellis LLP.

Kerry Perez, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Adrienne M. Larimer , Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

George Skatzes, Inmate & Jonathan Monroe, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Michael Turner, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, David C. Stebbins , Federal Public Defenders Office, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Kevin Scudder, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by S. Adele Shank & Gary Wayne Crim .

Phillip Elmore, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by David C. Stebbins , Federal Public Defenders Office.

James O'Neal, Inmate & Ahmad Fawzi Issa, Inmate, Plaintiffs, represented by Lawrence Joseph Greger , Greger Law Office & S. Adele Shank .

Michael Webb, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Gerald Hand, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer M. Kinsley , The Law Office of Jennifer Kinsley.

Gregory Lott, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen M. Kissinger , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Dana C. Hansen Chavis , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. & Stephen A. Ferrell , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.

Gregory Esparza, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Jeffry F. Kelleher , Jeffry F. Kelleher & Assoc. & Lori Riga , Office of the Federal Public Defender.

Wayne Powell, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Erika M. LaHote , Office of the Ohio Public Defender.

Lamont Hunter, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Erin Gallagher Barnhart , Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio & James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.

Hersie Wesson, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio & Rachel Troutman , Ohio Public Defender.

Michael Dean Scott, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by David L. Doughten & John Patrick Parker .

Anthony Belton, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Jessica Leigh Houston , Office of the Ohio Public Defender.

Steven Cepec, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Adrienne M. Larimer , Office of the Ohio Public Defender.

Nathaniel Jackson, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & John Patrick Parker .

Dawud Spaulding, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Erika M. LaHote , Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Rachel Troutman , Ohio Public Defender.

Clifford Williams, Inmate, Plaintiff, represented by Richard Allen Cline , Ohio Public Defender.

Caron Montgomery & Ashford Thompson, Intervenor Plaintiffs, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender.

Anthony Sowell, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Jeffrey M. Gamso , GAMSO, HELMICK & HOOLAHAN & Erika B. Cunliffe .

Von Clark Davis, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Erin Gallagher Barnhart , Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio & Jordan S. Berman , Federal Public Defender.

Calvin McKelton, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Stephen A. Ferrell , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. & Michael J. Benza .

John Kasich, Governor, State of Ohio, Donald Morgan, Anonymous Execution Team Members #1-50, c/o Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Charles Bradley, Warden, Franklin Medical Center, John Does #1-25, Stephen Gray, Chief Counsel, ODRC, Christopher LaRose, Warden, Ohio State Penitentiary, Richard Theodore, Pharmacist, c/o ODRC, Edwin Voorhies, Managing Director of Operations, ODRC, John Coleman, Warden, Toledo Correctional Institution, Ronald Erdos, Warden, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Unnamed and Anonymous Execution Team Members, Timothy Shoop, Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Center & Stuart Hudson, Director, ODRC, Defendants, represented by Charles L. Wille , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Zoe A. Saadey , Ohio Attorney General's Office & Thomas E. Madden , Office of the Ohio Attorney General.

Executive Director Steven Schierholt, Steven Schierholt, Executive Director, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, Movant, represented by Charissa Diane Payer , Ohio Attorney General Worker's Compensation Unit & Jeffrey Jarosch , Office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Movant, represented by John Charles Greiner , Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP.


DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

This method-of-execution case, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, is before the Court for decision of Plaintiff Warren Keith Henness's Motion for a Stay of Execution and a Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 1929

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