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· 2/29/2024

Cobra Acquisitions , LLC v. Municipio De Patillas

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  • holding that the Eighth Amendment claim alleged in the complaint was sufficient to withstand a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
  • holding that the district court erred in dismissing complaint on statute of limitations grounds where, among others, plaintiff relied on recent executions of Alabama inmates to show there had been a substantial change in protocol
  • remanding for a hearing to fully consider whether the change in Alabama’s execution protocol constituted a “significant change” which would reset petitioner’s statute of limitations
  • ”[T]he district court committed reversible error in dismissing Arthur’s Eighth'Amendment claim without any opportunity for factual development, including discovery between the parties.”
  • “Significant deviations from a protocol that protects inmates from cruel and unusual punishment-can violate the Eighth Amendment.”
  • “We accept the allegations in the complaint as true and construe them in favor of the plaintiff.”

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