IN RE OHIO EXECUTION PROTOCOL LITIGATION

Case No. 2:11-cv-1016.

In re OHIO EXECUTION PROTOCOL LITIGATION. This Report relates to Plaintiff Melvin Bonnell.

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

January 10, 2020.

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

Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, Interested Party, represented by Henry G. Appel , Ohio Attorney General.

Stanley Adams, 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.

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

Richard Bays, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Erika M. LaHote , Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender.

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

Davel Chinn, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Sharon A. Hicks , Federal Public Defender & Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender.

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

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

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

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

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

Larry Gapen, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Lisa M. Lagos , Federal Public Defender Office, SD OH & Jordan S. Berman , Federal Public Defender.

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

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

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

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

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

Cleveland Jackson, Plaintiff, represented by Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Adam Michael Rusnak , Federal Public Defender's Office, Dale Andrew Baich , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Lisa M. Lagos , Federal Public Defender Office, SD OH, Paul Rudolph Bottei , Federal Public Defender, Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office, Richard Allen Cline , Ohio Public Defender & Theodore C. Tanski , Federal Public Defender.

Keith LaMar, 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, Charles L Lorraine, Walter Raglin, Bobby T. Sheppard, Kenneth W Smith & Jerome Henderson, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Laurence E. Komp .

Ralph Lynch & James Trimble, Plaintiffs, represented by Theodore C. Tanski , Federal Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

Freddie McNeill, Jr., 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 & Timothy Dunlap, 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 & John David Stumpf, 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, 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, Robert Williams & James Mammone, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender.

Raymond Twyford, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office & Dennis Lyle Sipe .

Abdul Awkal, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office, Theodore C. Tanski , Federal Public Defender & Steven Martin Brown .

Sean Carter, 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, 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.

Kerry Perez & Nathaniel Jackson, Plaintiffs, represented by Adrienne M. Larimer , Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

George Skatzes & Jonathan Monroe, Plaintiffs, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal 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.

Michael Turner, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly S. Rigby , Ohio Public Defender & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

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

Romell Broom, Plaintiff, represented by Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office, Theodore C. Tanski , Federal Public Defender & Richard Allen Cline , Ohio Public Defender.

James T Conway, Plaintiff, represented by James P. Fleisher , Bieser, Greer & Landis & Randall Lee Porter , Ohio Public Defender Office.

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

James O'Neal, Plaintiff, represented by Lawrence Joseph Greger , Greger Law Office & S. Adele Shank .

Ahmad Fawzi Issa, Plaintiff, represented by Richard Allen Cline , Ohio Public Defender & S. Adele Shank .

Michael Webb, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer M. Kinsley , The Law Office of Jennifer Kinsley.

Gregory Lott, Plaintiff, represented by Stephen M. Kissinger , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., W. Joseph Edwards & Stephen A. Ferrell , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.

Gregory Esparza, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender, Allen L. Bohnert , Office of the Federal Public Defender, James A. King , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Keith A. Yeazel & Lori Riga , Office of the Federal Public Defender.

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

Lamont Hunter, 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, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki Ruth Adams Werneke , Federal Public Defender, Alan C. Rossman , Federal Public Defender & Rachel Troutman , Ohio Public Defender.

Michael Dean Scott, Plaintiff, represented by David L. Doughten & Adrienne M. Larimer , Office of the Ohio Public Defender.

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

Steven Cepec, Plaintiff, represented by Kelle Anne Hinderer .

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

Clifford Williams, 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 .

Governor Mike DeWine, Governor, State of Ohio, Defendant, represented by Charles L. Wille , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Anne Berry Strait , Court of Claims Defense, Brian M. Kneafsey, Jr. , Ohio Attorney General's office, Charles Allen Schneider , Ohio Attorney General's Office, Christopher D. Schroeder , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Katherine E. Mullin , Ohio Attorney General's Office, Margaret S. Moore , Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Mark David Landes , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor, LLC & Thomas E. Madden , Office of the Ohio Attorney General Criminal Justice Section.

Donald Morgan, Defendant, represented by Jessica Leigh Houston , Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Erika B. Cunliffe , Charles L. Wille , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Anne Berry Strait , Court of Claims Defense, Christopher L. Bagi , OH Attorney General, David M. Henry , State of Ohio Office of the Attorney General, Katherine E. Mullin , Ohio Attorney General's Office, Mark David Landes , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor, LLC & Margaret S. Moore , Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Anonymous Execution Team Members #1-50, c/o Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Charles Bradley, Warden, Franklin Medical Center, 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, Timothy Shoop, Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Center & Annette Chambers-Smith, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Defendants, represented by Jessica Leigh Houston , Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Erika B. Cunliffe , Charles L. Wille , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Anne Berry Strait , Court of Claims Defense, Christopher L. Bagi , OH Attorney General, David M. Henry , State of Ohio Office of the Attorney General, Katherine E. Mullin , Ohio Attorney General's Office, Mark David Landes , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor, LLC & Jocelyn K. Lowe , Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Unnamed and Anonymous Execution Team Members, Defendant, represented by Jessica Leigh Houston , Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Mark David Landes , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor, LLC & Jocelyn K. Lowe , Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

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.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Movant, represented by Stephanie Swiger , Office of the Ohio Attorney General.


REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Governor having reprieved the execution of Plaintiff Melvin Bonnell from February 20, 2020, until March 18, 2021 (ECF No. 2692-1), the pending Motion for Stay and Preliminary Injunction filed by Bonnell and Plaintiff Warren Keith Henness (ECF No. 2669) is premature as to...

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