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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Edward Harold Schad, Jr., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Janice K. Brewer, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-13-01962-PHX-ROS

DEATH PENALTY CASE

ORDER

Plaintiff has moved for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to

enjoin certain Defendants “from convening a reprieve/commutation hearing in his case.”

(Doc. 6 at 3). Plaintiff also seeks a stay of his execution. In his civil rights complaint,

Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have a created a clemency process that is arbitrary and

capricious, in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiff further claims

that Defendants’ failure to comply with Arizona’s open meetings law violates his rights

under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Finally, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants

conspired to deprive “high-profile inmates” access to executive clemency, in violation of the

equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and, for death row inmates, the Eighth

Amendment.

Because Plaintiff’s execution is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 9,

2013, the Court finds good cause to order expedited briefing and an evidentiary hearing on

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Plaintiff’s motion. If, when filing their opposition to Plaintiff’s motion, Defendants wish to

dispute the factual accuracy of the information set forth in the complaint and accompanying

documents, the opposition should be accompanied by appropriate affidavits. Moreover,

Defendants should be prepared to present live testimony at the evidentiary hearing. The

hearing may be vacated or rescheduled upon a review of Defendants’ submissions. 

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Defendants shall file a response to Plaintiff’s Motion for

Temporary Restraining Order or a Preliminary Injunction no later than 9:00 a.m. on

Monday, September 30, 2013. Defendants’ response should be accompanied by the

appropriate affidavits and should indicate whether Defendants are willing to reschedule

Plaintiff’s reprieve/commutation hearing for a date later than October 2, 2013, but prior to

October 9, 2013. The response should also indicate which Defendants are available to testify

on September 30, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. No reply is permitted absent further order of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing on Plaintiff’s motion will be held on

Monday, September 30, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 604. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall forthwith email a copy

of this Order as well as Plaintiff’s Complaint for Equitable, Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

(Doc. 1) and Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order or a Preliminary Injunction

(Doc. 6), to Joseph Sciarrotta, Jr., General Counsel, Office of the Governor

(jsciarrotta@az.gov); Kelly Gillilan-Gibson, Assistant Arizona Attorney General, Arizona

Board of Executive Clemency (kelly.gillilan-gibson@azag.gov); and Brian Luse, Assistant

Arizona Attorney General, Arizona Board of Executive Clemency (brian.luse@azag.gov).

DATED this 27th day of September, 2013.

Roslyn O. Silver

Senior United States District Judge

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