Frazier v. Myers et al (DEATH PENALTY)(JOINT ASSIGN)(MEMBER)

Filing 44

ORDER that Defendants' 40 Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that Defendants shall file an answer to Plaintiff's second amended complaint on or before 10/22/2015. After reviewing Defendants' answer, on 11/4/2015 at 2: 00 PM, C.S.T., in Courtroom 2-B, in Montgomery, AL, the court will hold a Joint Status Conference, on the record, before Chief Judge William Keith Watkins in this case and four other 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cases involving lethal injection challenges c urrently pending before it (i.e., Grayson v. Dunn, et al., 2:12-cv-316-WKW; Roberts v. Myers, et al., 2:14-cv-1028-WKW; Myers v. Myers, et al.,2:14-cv-1029-WKW; and Hunt v. Myers, et al., 2:14-cv-1030-WKW). This caseand the four other § 1983 cas es identified above shall be hereinafter collectively referred to in this Order and any further Orders from the court in this matter as the Midazolam Litigation. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 10/8/2015. (dmn, ) Copies furnished to calendar group, AR.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
DEMETRIUS FRAZIER,
Plaintiff,
v.
WALTER MYERS, et al.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:13-CV-781-WKW
(WO – Do Not Publish)

ORDER
Before the court is Defendants’ Consent Judgment or, in the Alternative,
Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. # 40.) Based upon careful consideration of the motion, it
is ORDERED that Defendants’ motion (Doc. # 40) is DENIED. It is further
ORDERED that Defendants shall file an answer to Plaintiff’s second amended
complaint on or before October 22, 2015. After reviewing Defendants’ answer, on
November 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., C.S.T., in Courtroom 2-B, United States
Courthouse, Montgomery, Alabama, the court will hold a joint status conference, on
the record, in this case and four other 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cases involving lethal
injection challenges currently pending before it (i.e., Grayson v. Dunn, et al., 2:12cv-316-WKW; Roberts v. Myers, et al., 2:14-cv-1028-WKW; Myers v. Myers, et al.,
2:14-cv-1029-WKW; and Hunt v. Myers, et al., 2:14-cv-1030-WKW). This case
and the four other § 1983 cases identified above shall be hereinafter collectively

referred to in this Order and any further Orders from the court in this matter as the
“Midazolam Litigation.” At this status conference, the parties shall be prepared to
discuss the following issues: (1) whether discovery should be consolidated in the
Midazolam Litigation; (2) whether the final hearing should be consolidated in the
Midazolam Litigation; (3) what discovery needs to be conducted in the Midazolam
Litigation; and (4) how the issues, discovery, and the evidence in the Midazolam
Litigation differ, if any, from that in the Arthur case (2:11-cv-438-WKW).
DONE the 8th day of October, 2015.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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