PUB. DEFENDER v. BLACK HAWK DIST. CT.

No. 98-2054.

633 N.W.2d 280 (2001)

STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Becker, State Public Defender, and Mark C. Smith, First Assistant State Public Defender, for plaintiff.

Kellyann M. Lekar of Roberts, Stevens & Lekar, P.L.C., Waterloo, for defendant.


LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this original certiorari proceeding, the state public defender's office (state public defender) challenges a district court order directing it to send its records concerning a juvenile to the clerk of court for sealing pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.150 (Supp.1997). We sustain the writ we earlier granted.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On October 2, 1998, a juvenile filed an application in district court for an...

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