The Nebraska Supreme Court in Reed v. Parratt (1981) went out of its way to avoid the plain language of the APA and find its judicial review provisions inapplicable to prison disciplinary decisions. The court also misevaluated the policy considerations underlying judicial review -- both with respect to the court's attempt to find legislative intent and, more generally, with respect to the nature and efficacy of judicial review. The court should correct its decision in Reed by expressly finding that the Declaratory Judgment Act is applicable to prison hearings and by employing a standard of review equivalent to that of the APA. A total of 142 footnotes are supplied. (Author summary modified)