Case Name: David ZINK, et al., Appellants, Richard Strong and Marcellus S. Williams, Intervenors, v. George A. LOMBARDI, et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-12-04
Citations: 772 F.3d 1151
Docket Number: No. 14-2220
Parties: David ZINK, et al., Appellants, Richard Strong and Marcellus S. Williams, Intervenors, v. George A. LOMBARDI, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MURPHY, BYE, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, SHEPHERD and KELLY, Circuit Judges, En Banc.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 772
Pages: 1151–1152

Head Matter:
David ZINK, et al., Appellants, Richard Strong and Marcellus S. Williams, Intervenors, v. George A. LOMBARDI, et al., Appellees.
No. 14-2220.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Dec. 4, 2014.
Michael J. Goria, St. Louis, MO, Jennifer Hearndon, Florissant, MO, for appellant Paul Goodwin.
Michael J. Spillane, Asst. Atty. Geri., Jefferson City, MO, for appellees.
Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MURPHY, BYE, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, SHEPHERD and KELLY, Circuit Judges, En Banc.

Opinion:
The court, on its own motion, orders that PAUL GOODWIN'S motion for stay of execution be heard' en banc. The motion for stay of execution is denied.
Judge MURPHY, Judge BYE and Judge KELLY would grant the stay of execution.
Judge BENTON did not participate in the consideration or disposition of this matter.
ORDER
BYE, Circuit Judge,
dissenting, with whom Judge MURPHY and Judge KELLY join.
I would grant a stay of Paul Goodwin's execution and therefore respectfully dissent from the order denying a stay.
As I have previously discussed, Missouri's lack of disclosure and transparency accompanying its execution protocol is cause for concern and has precluded us from conducting a meaningful review. See, e.g., Zink Lombardi, 14-2220 (8th Cir. Nov. 18, 2014) (en banc) (Bye, J., dissenting) (regarding Leon Taylor); Zink v. Lombardi 14-2220 (8th Cir. Oct. 24, 2014) (en banc) (Bye, J., dissenting) (regarding Mark Christeson); Ringo v. Roper, 766 F.3d 880, 881 (8th Cir.) (en banc) (Bye, J., dissenting), cert. denied — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 41, 189 L.Ed.2d 892 (2014); Zink v. Lombardi 756 F.3d 1123, 1123 (8th Cir.2014) (en banc) (Bye, J., dissenting) (regarding Michael Worthington).
, Accordingly, I would grant Goodwin's motion for a stay of execution.