ACKERMAN v. STATE OF IOWA

No. 20-2226.

19 F.4th 1045 (2021)

Susan ACKERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA; Iowa Workforce Development; Teresa A. Wahlert; Teresa Hillary; Devon Lewis; Beth Townsend; Jon Nelson Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley Timothy Graham , William Wesley Graham , Duncan & Green, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kayla Louise Burkhiser Reynolds , Samuel Paul Langholz , Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey C. Peterzalek , Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees State of Iowa, Iowa Workforce Development.

Kayla Louise Burkhiser Reynolds , Jeffrey C. Peterzalek , Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Teresa A. Wahlert, Teresa Hillary, Devon Lewis, Beth Townsend, Jon Nelson.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Susan Ackerman brought retaliation, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims against her former employer, Iowa Workforce Development (Workforce Development) and the state of Iowa, as well as against certain former supervisors and coworkers. She appeals from the district court's

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