HOUGH v. IOWA DEPT. OF PERSONNEL

No. 02-0611.

666 N.W.2d 168 (2003)

Leo M. HOUGH, Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Gilliam and Ann Holden Kendell of Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville and Schoenebaum, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Cristina Kuhn and Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


STREIT, Justice.

After thirteen years of employment with the Iowa Department of Economic Development, Leo Hough was fired. He appealed his termination to the Iowa Department of Personnel (IDOP) which affirmed the termination. The IDOP concluded Hough was an employee-at-will and lacked standing to bring his administrative challenge. The district court, after one remand for additional evidence, affirmed the IDOP decision. Because we find Hough is a meritexempt employee...

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