Nicholson v. Sigler

The appellants, who are prisoners serving sentences in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, petitioned in these proceedings for writs of habeas corpus. These are separate actions but involve identical issues arising out of the same transaction. They will, therefore, be discussed together.

The district court properly found that the petitions did not state facts sufficient to state causes of action in habeas corpus, and dismissed them. This is at least the third time habeas corpus actions have been filed by petitioners. In the last ones, appeals from the Lancaster County district court,…