Jeffrey Nielsen v. Ryan Thornell
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JEFFREY NIELSEN; BRIAN No. 22-15302 BOUDREAU, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; D.C. No. ARIZONA STATE CONFERENCE 2:20-cv-01182-
OF THE NATIONAL DLR-JZB
ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED
PEOPLE, as an organization and on ORDER AND behalf of its members, AMENDED
OPINION
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
RYAN THORNELL, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry, in his official capacity,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Douglas L. Rayes, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted May 15, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona Filed May 21, 2024 Amended July 8, 2024
Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Daniel P. Collins, and Kenneth K. Lee, Circuit Judges.
Order; Opinion by Judge Lee; Concurrence by Judge Nguyen; Dissent by Judge Collins
SUMMARY *
Prisoner Civil Rights
The panel filed (1) an order denying a petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc and amending Judge Collins’s…