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PETERSEN v. DAVENPORT COMM. SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 98-1669.

626 N.W.2d 99 (2001)

Rita PETERSEN, Mary Friederichs, Carolyn Gabrilson, and Arthur Stone, Appellants, v. DAVENPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Denise Stanger, James Hester, Denise Hollenbeck, David Elliott, Peter Flynn, Margaret Barnes, and Georgia Jecklin, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Overruled and Denied May 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Preacher, Bettendorf, for appellants.

Craig A. Levien and Jean Dickson Feeney of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, L.L.P., Davenport, for appellees.

Considered en banc.

CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Rita Petersen, and other taxpayers residing in the Davenport Community School District, suing as a class, appeal from an adverse judgment in their damage action against the school district and board of education members pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They contend that their federal constitutional rights were violated by the manner in which the board of education ruled invalid and failed to act on petitions seeking an election to block...

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