Essman v. Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center

Kevin Essman filed a petition in the district court for Hall County pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-917 (Reissue 1994) of the Administrative Procedure Act, seeking judicial review of a final order by the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Commission) denying Essman’s application for admission to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (Training Center). The district court dismissed Essman’s petition, finding that the court lacked jurisdiction because the petition was not filed in compliance with § 84-917(2)(a). Essman perfected an appeal to the Nebraska Court…