Eleventh Circuit· 1/30/2008

McNair v. Allen

Citations

515 F.3d 1168
2008 WL 227945

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acknowledging that the changes in Alabama’s protocols were not “significant” and did not restart the statute-of-limitations clock
acknowledging that the changes in Alabama's protocols were not \significant\ and did not restart the statute-of-limitations clock
holding that a method-of-execution claim under § 1983 “accrues on the later of the date on which state review is complete, or the date on which the capital litigant becomes subject to a new or substantially changed execution protocol”
explaining that “a federal claim accrues when the prospective plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury which is the basis of the action” (quotations omitted)
stating that claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are “subject to the statute of limitations governing personal injury actions in the state where the § 1983 action has been brought”
holding an Eighth Amendment method of execution claim accrues on the later of the date on which state review is complete, or the date on which the capital litigant becomes subject to a new or substantially changed execution protocol

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