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...
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