Scott v. Houk

Ohio Supreme Court

Scott v. Houk

123 Ohio St. 3d 1421

Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Scott v. Houk. Read the opinion of the Court — 127 Ohio St. 3d 317 →

Ohio Supreme Court·Decided October 14, 2009·No. 2009-1369·Published

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Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 4:07-CV-0753. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question:

“Is there a post-conviction or other forum to litigate the issue of whether Ohio’s lethal injection protocol is constitutional under Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35, 128 S.Ct. 1520 (2008), or under Ohio law?”

Motion to strike district court order denied as moot. Petitioner shall file a merit brief within 40 days of the date of this entry and the parties shall otherwise proceed in accordance with S.Ct.Prac.R. VI and S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(7).

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Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 4:07-CV-0753. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question:

“Is there a post-conviction or other forum to litigate the issue of whether Ohio’s lethal injection protocol is constitutional under Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35, 128 S.Ct. 1520 (2008), or under Ohio law?”

Motion to strike district court order denied as moot. Petitioner shall file a merit brief within 40 days of the date of this entry and the parties shall otherwise proceed in accordance with S.Ct.Prac.R. VI and S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(7).

Scott v. Houk, 123 Ohio St. 3d 1421 (Ohio 2009).

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