Opinion
No. 56569.
01-13-2011
Roderick D. RAMSEY, Appellant, v. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.
Roderick D. Ramsey Attorney General/Las Vegas
Roderick D. Ramsey
Attorney General/Las Vegas
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is a proper person appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for a writ of mandamus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Donald M. Mosley, Judge.
This appeal has been submitted for decision without oral argument, NRAP 34(f)(3), and we conclude that the record is sufficient for our review and briefing is unwarranted. See Luckett v. Warden, 91 Nev. 681, 682, 541 P.2d 910, 911 (1975).
In his petition, filed on May 24, 2010, appellant challenged administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to NRS 209.481 and the impact of those regulations on his placement within the Nevada prison system. Appellant failed to demonstrate that he was entitled to relief. See NRS 34.160 ; Round Hill Gen. Imp. Dist. v. Newman, 97 Nev. 601, 603–04, 637 P.2d 534, 536 (1981) ; Poulos v. District Court, 98 Nev. 453, 455, 652 P.2d 1177, 1178 (1982). Because appellant's claims challenged the conditions of his confinement, he should have raised them in a civil rights action. Bowen v. Warden, 100 Nev. 489, 686 P.2d 250 (1984). We therefore conclude that the district court did not err in denying the petition. Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.