Cosco v. Uphoff

HILL, Chief Justice.

[11] Appellant Louis D. Coseo (Cos-co) appeals the dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted pursuant to W.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) of his declaratory judgment action against various officials of the Wyoming State Penitentiary (WSP) alleging that they wrongfully confiscated his personal property. We will not address the propriety of the district court's ruling because Cosco failed to timely file his notice of appeal.

[12] Cosco is a long-term resident of WSP. Sinee his incarceration, which began in 1969, he had acquired a considerable amount of…