Frank A. Walls v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
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1. Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in denying Mr. Walls review, based solely on undue delay, despite the primary basis for his challenge —records reflecting Florida's negligent administration of its lethal injection protocol —not surfacing until 21 days before his death warrant was signed.
2. Whether the recent disclosure of consistent and consequential maladministration of the lethal injection protocol, which still employs a paralytic as the second drug, combined with a severe decline in Mr. Walls's cardio -pulmonary health, requires scrutiny by the federal courts , particularly where Florida state officials refuse to pause executions or conduct any review of such maladministration's implications for the Eighth Amendment.
Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in denying review of a death row inmate's method-of-execution challenge based solely on undue delay, despite newly surfaced records revealing negligent lethal injection protocol administration