District Court, M.D. Alabama December 14, 2020, 2:19-cv-00927 (Smith v. Dunn (DEATH PENALTY))

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

WILLIE B. SMITH, III, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CASE NO. 2:19-CV-927-ECM

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JEFFERSON S. DUNN, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Willie B. Smith, III (“Smith”) is an Alabama death-row inmate in the

custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”).