Werlinger v. State

BURNETT, Judge.

This is a habeas corpus case. Michael Werlinger, a prison inmate, seeks our review of a district court decision upholding a magistrate’s order that dismissed Werlinger’s petition and awarded attorney fees to the state. The issues are (1) whether a constitutionally protected liberty interest is created by a prison’s administrative procedure for reviewing inmate grievances, and (2) whether an award of attorney fees is appropriate in this case. As more fully explained below, we affirm the district court’s decision in part and reverse it in part.

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