JOHNSON v. ZMUDA

No. 122,700.

481 P.3d 180 (2021)

Rheuben JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Jeff ZMUDA, Secretary of Corrections, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Desch , of Law Office of Joseph A. Desch, of Topeka, for appellant, and Rheuben Johnson, appellant pro se.

Fred W. Phelps, Jr. , deputy chief legal counsel, Kansas Department of Corrections, for appellees.

Before Warner, P.J., Powell, J., and McAnany, S.J.


Under Kansas statutes, an inmate who seeks a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the conditions of his or her confinement must comply with certain procedures. Relevant here, K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-1501(a) states that an inmate may file an application for habeas corpus relief in "the supreme court, court of appeals or the district court...

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