# Brown v. Beck

> Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · April 25, 2006 · 445 F.3d 752

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9813380

## Case

- **Full name:** Willie BROWN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Theodis BECK, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Corrections; Marvin Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina; Unknown Executioners, Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- **Decided:** April 25, 2006
- **Citations:** 445 F.3d 752; 2006 WL 1030236
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Michael
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- affirming the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction enjoining petitioner’s execution on the condition that medical personnel be present at petitioner’s execution to ensure that the inmate is unconscious prior to and during administration of the lethal drugs

## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM.
By order dated April 17, 2006, the district court denied the motion of Willie *753 Brown, Jr. for a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendants from carrying out his execution which is scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2006. Brown has filed a notice of appeal to this Court from that order, a motion for preliminary injunction and a brief in support. Appellees filed a brief opposing appellant’s motion for preliminary injunction.
The Court affirms the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction and directs the clerk to issue the mandate forthwith.
Entered at the direction of Judge Luttig with the concurrence of Judge Traxler. Judge Michael wrote the attached dissent.

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