Dugan v. Jensen

On March 21, 1986, the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Patrick R. Dugan’s Nebraska motor vehicle operator’s license for a period of 6 months because he had accumulated 12 traffic conviction points within a 2-year period. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.27 (Reissue 1984). The revocation was based upon four Nebraska traffic convictions, a Kansas conviction, and an Iowa conviction.

Dugan appealed the department’s order to the district court, alleging that the department’s reliance on the Kansas and Iowa convictions was in violation of proper procedure. The district court ruled that…