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Gepson v. Russell

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
May 21, 2019
No. 76807-COA (Nev. App. May. 21, 2019)

Opinion

No. 76807-COA

05-21-2019

LARRY FRANCIS GEPSON, Appellant, v. PERRY RUSSELL, WARDEN, W.S.C.C., Respondent.


ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

Larry Francis Gepson appeals from an order of the district court dismissing a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on May 9, 2018. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James E. Wilson, Judge.

This appeal has been submitted for decision without oral argument and we conclude the record is sufficient for our review and briefing is unwarranted. NRAP 34(f)(3), (g). --------

In his petition, Gepson claimed his due process rights were violated at a prison disciplinary hearing that resulted in disciplinary segregation. Gepson's claim challenging the prison disciplinary hearing proceedings was not cognizable in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus because Gepson did not lose any credits and the claim challenged the conditions of his confinement. See NRS 34.720; NRS 34.724(1); Bowen v. Warden, 100 Nev. 489, 490, 686 P.2d 250, 250 (1984) ("[A] petition for writ of habeas corpus may challenge the validity of current confinement, but not the conditions thereof."). Therefore, we conclude the district court did not err by dismissing Gepson's petition, and we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.

/s/_________, C.J.

Gibbons

/s/_________, J.

Tao

/s/_________, J.

Bulla cc: Hon. James E. Wilson, District Judge

Larry Francis Gepson

Attorney General/Carson City

Carson City Clerk


Summaries of

Gepson v. Russell

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
May 21, 2019
No. 76807-COA (Nev. App. May. 21, 2019)
Case details for

Gepson v. Russell

Case Details

Full title:LARRY FRANCIS GEPSON, Appellant, v. PERRY RUSSELL, WARDEN, W.S.C.C.…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: May 21, 2019

Citations

No. 76807-COA (Nev. App. May. 21, 2019)