Tennessee Supreme Court

Stephen Michael West v. Derrick D. Schofield - Concurring in the judgment only

March 10, 2015

Summary

Justice Wade concurs that the John Doe defendants’ identities are not discoverable under Rule 26.02(1), but disagrees with the majority’s discussion of a potential common‑law privilege and the justiciability of as‑applied challenges to Tennessee’s lethal‑injection protocol.

Docket M2014-00320-SC-R11-CV

Cited authorities

  • Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 26.02(1)
  • Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 26.02(1)
  • Rule 26.02(1)
  • Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 26.02(1)
  • Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 16
  • Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 26.02(1)
  • Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 10-7-101