Case Name: Scott v. Houk
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2009-10-14
Citations: 123 Ohio St. 3d 1421
Docket Number: 2009-1369
Parties: Scott v. Houk.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 123
Pages: 1421–1421

Head Matter:
2009-1369.
Scott v. Houk.

Opinion:
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).