MATTER OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS' EXECUTION

Case No. 19-mc-145 (TSC) 05-cv-2337.

514 F.Supp.3d 136 (2021)

In the MATTER OF the FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS' EXECUTION PROTOCOL CASES. Lead Case: Roane, et al. v. Barr. This Document Relates to: Roane v. Barr.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Signed January 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Christopher Toll , King & Spalding, LLP, Paul F. Enzinna , Ellerman Enzinna PLLC, Washington, DC, for James H. Roane, Jr.

Brandon David Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Anthony Zdebski , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Telecommunications Law, Joshua Christopher Toll , King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, Gerald Wesley King, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Federal Public Defender, Charlotte, NC, for Richard Tipton.

Charles Frederick Walker , Donald P. Salzman , Steven M. Albertson , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Charles Anthony Zdebski , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Telecommunications Law, Joshua Christopher Toll , King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, Alex Drylewski , Pro Hac Vice, Andrew R. Beatty , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Cory Johnson.

Celeste Bacchi , Craig Anthony Harbaugh , Jonathan Charles Aminoff , Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA, for Julius Robinson.

Alexander Louis Kursman , Billy H. Nolas , Federal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Philadelphia, PA, for Alfred Bourgeois.

Amy Gershenfeld Donnella , Billy H. Nolas , Joseph William Luby , Shawn Nolan , Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Chadr Ick Evan Fulks.

Andres C. Salinas , Arin Hillary Smith , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, Alan E. Schoenfeld , Pro Rae Vice, Ryan M. Chabot , Pro Rae Vice, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP, New York, NY, for Wesley Ira Purkey.

Scott Wilson Braden , Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, Andrew Moshos , Pro Hac Vice, Jeffrey Lyons , Pro Hac Vice, Jennifer Ying , Pro Hac Vice, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Stephen J. Kraftschik , Pro Hac Vice, Polsinelli PC, Wilmington, DE, for Norris G. Holder, Jr.

Dale Andrew Baich , Jennifer M. Moreno , Office of the Public Federal Defender, Phoenix, AZ, Brian J. O'Sullivan , Michael Robles , Pro Hac Vice, Harry P. Cohen , Pro Hac Vice, James K. Stronski , Pro Hac Vice, Crowell & Moring LLP, New York, NY, Kathryn Louise Clune , Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, for Keith Nelson.

Ginger Dawn Anders , Brendan B. Gants , Jonathan S. Meltzer , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC, for Brandon Bernard.

Michael F. Williams , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, Susan M. Otto , Federal Public Defender Organization, Oklahoma City, OK, for Christopher Andre Vialva.

Evan D. Miller , William E. Lawler, III , Yousri H. Omar , Kathryn B. Codd , Jeanne Vosberg Sourgens , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Joshua Christopher Toll , Robert E. Waters , King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, Eric Hernandez , Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, FL, for Bruce Webster.

Joshua Christopher Toll , Abigail Bortnick , King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, Margaret O'Donnell , Frankfort, KY, William E. Hoffmann, Jr. , King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Anthony Battle.

Amy J. Lentz , Mark Joseph Hulkower , Matthew John Herrington , Robert A. Ayers , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Joshua Christopher Toll , King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, DC, for Orlando Hall.

Amelia J. Schmidt , Jonathan Jeffress , Kaiser Dillon, PLLC, Washington, DC, Shawn Nolan , Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Dustin Lee Honken.

Gary E. Proctor , Law Offices of Gary E. Proctor, LLC, Baltimore, MD, Shawn Nolan , Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA, Robert L. McGlasson , Pro Hac Vice, McGlasson & Associates, PC, Decatur, GA, Sean D. O'Brien , Pro Hac Vice, Public Interest Litigation Clinic, Kansas City, MO, for Jeffrey Paul.

Alexander Louis Kursman , Devon Erickson Porter , Shawn Nolan , Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Dustin Higgs.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Jean Lin , Jonathan D. Kossak , Paul R. Perkins , U.S. Department of Justice, Denise M. Clark , Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , Peter S. Smith , United States Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Ethan Price Davis , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Karen Tandy.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Jean Lin , Jonathan D. Kossak , Paul R. Perkins , U.S. Department of Justice, Denise M. Clark , Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Ethan Price Davis , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Harley G. Lappin, John Does, Thomas Webster, Michael B. Mukasey, Alan R. Doerhoff, Michele Leonhart, Charles E. Samuels, Jr., John F. Caraway, United States Department of Justice, Paul Laird, Kerry J. Forestal, Charles L. Lockett.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Jean Lin , Jonathan D. Kossak , Paul R. Perkins , Robert J. Erickson , U.S. Department of Justice, Denise M. Clark , Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , Peter S. Smith , United States Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Ethan Price Davis , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Newton E. Kendig, II, Mark Bezy.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Jean Lin , Jonathan D. Kossak , Paul R. Perkins , U.S. Department of Justice, Denise M. Clark , Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Paul F. Enzinna , Ellerman Enzinna PLLC, Washington, DC, Ethan Price Davis , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Paul R. Perkins , Scott A.C. Meisler , Jean Lin , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for William P. Barr.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Paul R. Perkins , Scott A.C. Meisler , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Jeffrey E. Krueger, Radm Chris A. Bina, T. J. Watson.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , Paul R. Perkins , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Joseph Mcclain.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Uttam Dhillon.

Bradley P. Humphreys , Cristen Cori Handley , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , Alan Burch , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Nicole English.

Jean Lin , U.S. Department of Justice, Johnny Hillary Walker, III , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for U.S. Department of Justice.

Denise M. Clark , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Richard Veach.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

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