PAYNE v. NEB. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONAL SERVS.

No. S-13-627.

848 N.W.2d 597 (2014)

288 Neb. 330

Christopher M. PAYNE, appellant, v. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES et al., appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed June 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Payne, pro se.

Jon Bruning , Attorney General, and Amie Larson for appellees.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Connolly, Stephan, McCormack, Miller-lerman, and Cassel, JJ.


McCormack, J.

NATURE OF CASE

Christopher M. Payne, an inmate incarcerated at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI), challenges TSCI operational memorandums that generally limit an inmate's access to the law library to 1 hour per day. The district court for Lancaster County granted summary judgment and found that Payne failed to prove an actual injury caused by the library time regulations. Payne now appeals.

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