Wood, III v. Ryan, et al., No. 14-16310 (9th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sought information from the Department regarding the method of his execution, which the Department has not provided. The district court subsequently denied plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction delaying his execution until he receives the information. The court concluded that the district court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction where plaintiff has raised serious questions as to the merits of his First Amendment claim; the balance of the equities tips sharply in his favor; he will face irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted; and the injunction is in the public interest. Accordingly, the court reversed the judgment of the district court and the court granted plaintiff a preliminary injunction.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on July 21, 2014.
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