HUTCHISON v. SHULL

No. 14-1649.

878 N.W.2d 221 (2016)

Peg HUTCHISON, Dan Johnson, Russ Nichols, Shawn Ripperger, Leigh Ann Swain, and Shelly Vander Tuig, Appellants, v. Douglas SHULL, Steve Wilson, Dean Yordi, the Board of Supervisors for Warren County, Iowa, and Warren County, Iowa, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Foley , David H. Goldman and Katie Ervin Carlson of Babich Goldman, P.C., Des Moines , and Michael J. Carroll of Coppola, McConville, Coppola, Carroll, Hockenberg & Scalise, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellants.

Patrick D. Smith and Mitchell G. Nass of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, for appellees.

Ryan G. Koopmans and Scott A. Sundstrom of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for amici curiae Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa Freedom of Information Council.


Former Warren County employees brought an action against the county and its board of supervisors alleging a violation of the open meetings law contained in chapter 21 of the Iowa Code. The district court dismissed the action, finding the board members' activities did not constitute a "meeting" as defined in Iowa Code section 21...

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