S-19-0938 Bernard Schaeffer [appellant] v. Scott Frakes, in his official capacity as Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Brad Hansen, in his official capacity as the Warden of the Tecumseh Correctional Institution, and Mickie Baum Dietz, in her official capacity as the Records Administrator for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Lancaster County District Court, Judge Andrew R. Jacobsen
Attorneys: Gerald L. Soucie (Attorney for Appellant); James D. Smith (Solicitor General, for Appellee)
Civil: 42 U.S.C. § 1983; Parole eligibility date calculated incorrectly
Proceedings below: The trial court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss
Issues: Whether the district court erred in granting the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted by reasoning that Wilkinson v. Dotson does not permit injunctive and declaratory relief via § 1983.