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Type
Opinion
Filed
June 7, 2019
Case
Al-Turki v. Tomsic
Case status
Decided

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HARTZ, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Homaidan Al-Turki is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was sentenced by a Colorado state court to a term of eight years to life. He wishes to serve the remainder of his time in prison in his home country. A treaty permits this, but requires approval of the State, the federal government, and the foreign nation. Plaintiff alleges that he received approval from…

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