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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
DOYLE LEE HAMM, ) Civil Action No. ) 2:17-cv-02083-KOB
Plaintiff, ) v. )
) JEFFERSON S. DUNN, Commissioner, ) Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., )
) Defendants. )
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF EXPERT REPORT OF DR. MARK HEATH RE. EXAMINATION OF
PETITIONER DOYLE HAMM ON FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Bernard E. Harcourt Bar Number: ASB-4316-A31B Attorney for Doyle Lee Hamm Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street New York, New York 10027 Telephone: (212) 854-1997 Fax: (212) 854-7946
Dated: March 5, 2018
FILED 2018 Mar-05 PM 12:10U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA
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NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF EXPERT REPORT OF DR. MARK HEATH RE. EXAMINATION OF
PETITIONER DOYLE HAMM ON FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Pursuant to the Order of the Court issued on February 23, 2018 (Doc. 78),
modified orally during the conference on February 23, 2018, counsel for Plaintiff Doyle
Lee Hamm hereby respectfully submits, as Appendix A, the preliminary report of Dr.
Mark Heath regarding his physical examination of Doyle Hamm conducted on Sunday,
February 25, 2018, at Holman Correctional Facility.
Should the Court need further information, Dr. Mark Heath is ready and willing to
provide such information through a supplemental report and/or personal appearance
before the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernard E. Harcourt Bar Number: ASB-4316-A31B Attorney for Plaintiff Doyle Hamm Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street New York, New York 10027 Telephone: (212) 854-1997 Fax: (212) 854-7946 Email: [email protected]
Dated: March 5, 2018
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 5, 2018, I served a copy of the attached pleading by
electronic mail to opposing counsel, Assistant Attorneys General Thomas Govan and Beth
Jackson Hughes at [email protected] and [email protected], as well as to the
Docket Clerk of the Capital Litigation Division of the Office of the Alabama Attorney
General, Courtney Cramer at [email protected].
BERNARD E. HARCOURT Counsel of Record
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Appendix A
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PreliminaryreportofDoyleHammexaminationMarch5,2018
Mark.J.S.Heath,M.D.MynameisMarkJ.S.Heath.Iamamedicaldoctorwithanactive,licensed,full-timemedicalpracticeinNewYorkState.Iamboardcertifiedinanesthesiology.IpracticedailyattheNewYork-Presbyterian/ColumbiaHospitalinNewYorkCity,whereIprovideanesthesiaforopen-heartsurgeries.IexaminedDoyleHammonSundaymorning,February25th,2018,inaconferenceroomadjacenttotheWarden’sofficeinHolmanCorrectionalFacility.Mr.Hammwasunshackledandseatedinachair.Somepartsoftheexamwereconductedwithhimlyingonasheetontheconferencetableasnoexaminingtablewasavailable.Mr.Hammwascooperative.IexplainedthatthemainpurposeoftheexaminationwastoassesstheextentofanyinjuriescausedbytheattemptedexecutiononthenightofFebruary22nd.Iexplainedthattheexaminationwasvoluntary,thathecouldenditatanytime,andthathecoulddeclineanypartofitatanytime.Heunderstoodandconsentedtotheexamination.Iexplainedthattheresultsoftheexaminationcould,andlikelywould,beusedinlitigationthatcould,andlikelywould,bepublic.Heunderstoodandconsented.Irequestedpermissiontocreateaphotographicandvideorecordoftheexam,heconsentedtothisalso.AlsopresentintheroomwereMr.Hamm’scounselBernardHarcourt,hislawassociatesPhoebeWolfeandNicolaCohen,andanofficerfromtheADOC.TheWardenopenedthedoorseveraltimestocheckifanythingwasneeded.History:Obtainingthehistoryrelatedtotheexecutionattemptwasinterleavedwiththeconductoftheexamination.Mr.Hammstatedthat:HisstandingdoseofNorcohadbeenswitchedtoTylenolNo.3whenhearrivedatHolman.OnthedayoftheexecutionhewasgivenT#3at2:30AMand10:00AM,buttheroutine6:00PMdosewaswithheld.HestatedthattheT#3waslesseffectiveatcontrollinghispainthantheNorco.Hewastakenfromtheholdingcelltotheexecutionchamberandstrappedtothegurney.Hisarmswereextendedstraightoutoneachside.Therewereapproximatelynineotherpeopleintheroom,noneofthemwerewearingsurgicalmasksorhaircovers.Theroomwasbrightlylitandthereweremultiplebrightlightsintheceilingabovethegurney.
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TwomenattemptedIVaccessonhislowerextremities,workingsimultaneously,oneoneachside.Themenwerewearinghospitalscrubsandgloves,butnosurgicalmasksorhaircovers.Tourniquetswereappliedbelowtheknees.Theyfirstattemptedaccessinhisankles,thenmoveduptohiscalves.Mr.Hammstatedthateachattemptinvolvedoneskinpenetrationbutthenmultipleprobingadvancesandwithdrawalsoftheneedle.Thecontinuedprobingwaspainful.Oneoftheprobingneedleadvanceswasextremelypainfulandhefeltthatthe“shinbone”inhisrightcalfwasreachedbyaneedle.Heestimatesthattheprobinginhisrightcalfpersistedforabout10minutesandstatesthathecouldfeelthem“rollingandmashing”thetissueinhisleg.Overallheestimatesthatthetwomenspentabout30minutesattemptingIVaccessinhislowerextremities.AtnopointdidMr.HammseethemattachIVlinesorhearthemdiscussingattachingIVlinestotestwhetheracatheterhadbeensuccessfullyinserted.Afterapproximatelyfiveattemptsinhislowerextremitiestheexecutionteammembersstatedthattheycouldnotgainaccess.Afewminuteslateramaninasuitenteredtheroom,accompaniedbyawomanwithanultrasounddevice.Mr.Hammisoftheunderstandingthatthemanisadoctor.Thedoctorwaswearingasuitbutnotie,heputonglovesbutdidnotwearagownorsurgicalmaskorhaircover.Hedidnotremovethesuitjacket.Theultrasounddevicewaspluggedin,Mr.Hammcouldnotseethescreen.EKGstickerswereplacedandleadsattached.ThemanstoodbyMr.Hamm’srightgroin,thewomanstoodbyhisleftgroinandreachedoverhispelvistoplaceandholdtheultrasoundprobeonhisrightgroin.Hecouldhearthemachinemakingaswishingnoise.Themanwashedtherightgroinwithcoldliquid,adrapewasplaced,andthewomanbeganapplyingtheprobetotherightgroin.ColdjellywasusedbetweentheprobeandMr.Hamm’sskin.Theyweresaying“artery”and“vein”whilemanipulatingtheprobeandtheymarkedhisgroinwithamarker.ThedoctoradvancedaneedleintoMr.Hamm’sgroin.Mr.Hammfeltmultipleneedleinsertions,andwitheachinsertionhefeltmultipleprobingadvance-withdrawalmovements.Itisnotclearwhetherlocalanestheticwasadministered.Mr.Hammfelttheneedlepenetratingdeepintohisgroinandpelvis.Mr.Hammstatedthatthisprobingwasextremelypainful.Twiceduringneedleadvancementheexperiencedsuddensharpdeepretropubicpain.Thedoctorrequestedanewneedleseveraltimes.DuringthistimeMr.HammbegantohopethatthedoctorwouldsucceedinobtainingIVaccesssothatMr.Hammcould“getitoverwith”becausehepreferredtodieratherthantocontinuetoexperiencetheongoingseverepain.Hewasshiveringandtremblingfromacombinationoffearandthefactthattheroomwasverycold.HestatesthattheroomwasthecoldestroomhehadeverexperiencedineitherDonaldsonorHolmanprison.AtonepointalargeamountofbloodbegantoaccumulateintheregionofMr.Hamm’sgroin.Thebloodsoakedapadordrape,andanotheronewasapplied.Amanwhohadbeenwatchingfromthefootofthegurneyandtalkingonacellphone
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beganfrowning.Thismanlefttheroomseveraltimes,eachtimereturningafterafewminutes.Thefinaltimethismanenteredtheroomhestatedthattheexecutionwasover.Thedoctorstatedthathewantedtokeepattemptingcentralaccess,andthemanre-statedthattheexecutionwasover.Thedoctorappliedabandagetothegroinbutdidnotapplypressureordirectanybodytoapplypressure.ThedoctorthenmovedtoMr.Hamm’sfeetandbeganexaminingthemandpalpatingthem,statingthathehadnothadanopportunitytoattemptaccessinthefeet.Themanthentoldthedoctorto“getout”.Thedoctorandthewomanwhohadbeenperformingtheultrasoundguidancewereescortedfromtheroom.Thedoctordidnotapplypressuretothegroinorprovidewoundcareinstructionsbeforeleavingtheroom.Mr.Hammwasunstrappedandliftedoffthegurneybyseveralcorrectionalofficers.Hewasnotabletosupporthisownweightandalmostcollapsed,butwasheldoffthefloorbytheofficers.Hewasescortedbacktotheholdingcellwithofficerssupportinghimbyhisarmsbecausehewasintoomuchpaintowalkandsupporthimself.Atsomepointhewastakentotheinfirmarywhereabodychartwascompletedandbandaidswereappliedtohislegs.ApproximatelyonehourafterhereturnedtotheholdingcellMr.Hammurinatedandhadgrosshematuria.Hedescribedtheurineasbeingbrightred.Hedidnotnoticeanyclots.Hehasneverpreviouslynoticedgrosshematuria,includingonthedaypriortotheexecution.Hehadnotingestedanyfoodorliquidthatwasredcolored,includingbeets.Hehaddeclineda“finalmeal”thatevening,andhadonlyeatenpotatochipsearlierthatday.Overthefollowingday,thenexttimehevoidedtheurinewasbrown-yellow,thenexttimeitwaspalebrown-yellow,andthenexttime(andsubsequently)itwasanormalyellowcolor.AlsoapproximatelyonehouraftertheexecutionMr.Hammdevelopedapersistentirritatingcough.Thecoughwasinresponsetoanirritationhefeltinhisupperchest,notinhisthroat.Hecouldoccasionallyproduceasmallamountofwhite-yellowsputum.Hedeniesanyhemoptysis,fever,orchills.Hedidnotexperienceanychestpainorshortnessofbreathduringtheexecution.Mr.Hamm’srecollectionwasgood,althoughIwasmindfulthathewasrecountingalong,complex,andstressfulsequenceofeventsheexperienced.IspokewithMr.Hammthreetimesbyphoneaftertheexamination.Hehasdevelopeda“knot”inhisrightaxillathathedescribesasbeingthesizeofagrapeandagolfball.Themassistenderandheexperiencesa“stretchingpain”inhisupperrightarmwhenheraisesit.On3/2/2018hewasseenintheprisonclinicandtoldthathehadinfectedlymphnodesinhisrightgroinandrightaxilla.Anoralantibioticwasprescribed.
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Focusedphysicalexamination:Oraltemperature:98.1HR:65seatedBP:121/77(leftarm,seated)O2saturation:~95-98%(4extremities)Comfortablewhileseatedbutevincingpainwhenchangingpositionsorclimbingon/offthetable.Spontaneouscoughingmultipletimesduringtheexam.Walkingslowly,stiffly,andwithanasymmetricgaitfrompain.Lowerextremitypuncturewounds(photo1):2Leftmedialmalleolus(photo2)2Rightleg,medialaspect,uppercalf(photo3)1Rightmedialmalleolus(photo4)Rightinguinalpuncturewounds(photo5):Thereisalargetenderhematoma/ecchymosisintherightinguinalregion,withdiffusesubcutaneousdiscolorationborderingthemargins.Theupperthighandlowerabdomenaretender.Thereareapproximately6puncturewoundsapproximately2cminferiortotheinguinalligament.Thereispartialoverlapofsomeofthepuncturewoundsmakingitdifficulttodeterminepreciselythenumberofseparateneedlepenetrationevents.Thefemoralarteryispulsatile,withnoappreciableenlargement.Totalof11lowerextremitiesandrightinguinalpuncturewounds(photo6)Mentalstatus:hestatesthatheisstressedandisexperiencingintrusiveflashbackstotheexecution.Heisalsoexperiencingnightmares.Hissleephasbeenverypoor,andisalsodisturbedbycoughing.Theflashbacksoccurwhenheisalone,andinvolveimaginghimselfstrappedtothegurney.Hecanfeelhisheartracingduringtheflashbacks.Heisappreciativeofthesupportofotherdeathrowprisonerswhoareaskingwhattheycandotohelphimrecover.Assessment:1–largerightinguinalhematomafrommultiplefailedfemoralveinaccessattempts.Thisistypicalofpost-arterialpuncturehemorrhage,butcouldpossiblybecausedbyanunusuallylargeleakfromthefemoralvein.Thesuddenbleedingthatoccurredduringtheprocedureismoreconsistentwitharterialpuncture.2–grosshematuriaisfrompenetrationofaureter,thebladder,theprostategland,ortheurethra.Bladderpenetrationisararebutreportedcomplicationoffemoralcannulation.Theextentofthelowerabdominalpainmayberelatedtobladderorothervisceralinjury.
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3–newonsetcough,etiologyunclear.4–newonsettenderaxillaryandinguinaladenopathy,attributedtoinfection.Itispossiblethatthecoughandadenopathyarecausedbybacterialdisseminationduringorafterthefailedfemoralcannulation.Bacteriamayhavebeenintroducedintothecirculatorysystemfromtheskin,fromurogenitalpenetration,orfromcolonperforation.5–atriskforPTSD.Note:whenIspokewithMr.HarcourtshortlyaftertheexecutionIaskedhimtoaskthestafftopreserveandprovidetheexecutionlogandanynotestakenduringtheprocedure,theneedleandsharpsdisposalcontainers,andtheusedcathetersandcentrallinekits.Ialsoaskedtoviewthesheets,padding,andclotheswornbyMr.Hammtohelpgaugetheamountofbloodloss.TheWardensaidthatallpreserveditemshadbeentakentoanotherlocationandwerenotavailable.ThisreportrepresentsmypreliminaryfindingsresultingfrommyexaminationofMr.HammonFebruary25,2018.Ireservetherighttoamendthisreportinlightofanyadditionalinformation.______________________________MarkJ.S.Heath,M.D.March5,2018
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Photo1:Lowerextremitypuncturewounds
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Photo2:Leftmedialmalleoluspuncturewounds
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Photo3:Rightleg,medialaspect,uppercalfpuncturewounds
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Photo4:Rightmedialmalleoluspuncturewound
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Photo5:Rightinguinalpuncturewounds
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Photo6:lowerextremitiesandrightinguinalpuncturewounds
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