Samuel Lopez v. Janice Brewer

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 15, 201212-16084California336 words

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Opinion

FILED

FOR PUBLICATION MAY 15 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SAMUEL VILLEGAS LOPEZ, No. 12-16084

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:12-cv-00245-NVW District of Arizona, v. Phoenix

JANICE K BREWER, Governor of Arizona; CHARLES L. RYAN, Director, ORDER Arizona Department of Corrections; RON CREDIO, Warden, Arizona Department of Corrections - Eyman; LANCE R. HETMER, named as: Lance Hetmer/Warden, Arizona Department of Corrections - Florence; UNKOWN PARTIES, named as: IV Team Leader; IV Team Members 1-5; Special Operations Team Leader; Special Operations Team Recorder; Special Operations Team Members 1-5; and Does 1-25,

Defendants - Appellees.

Before: THOMAS, Circuit Judge and Capital Case Coordinator.

A panel of this Court issued an opinion affirming the district court’s denial

of petitioner’s motion for a preliminary injunction and denying his motion for a

stay of execution. Petitioner filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc.

The…

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