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Nielsen v. Thornell

Ruling by

Kenneth K. Lee

Lower Court

USDC Arizona

Lower Court Judge

Douglas L. Rayes

dissenting Judge(s)

Daniel P. Collins

concurring Judge(s)

Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Arizona inmates did not have a protected liberty interest in avoiding private prisons because they did not impose an "atypical or significant hardship" beyond ordinary prison conditions.



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