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GODFREY v. STATE

No. 15-0695.

898 N.W.2d 844 (2017)

Christopher J. GODFREY, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa; Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in his Official Capacity; Kimberly Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in her Official Capacity; Jeffrey Boeyink, Chief of Staff to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in his Official Capacity; Brenna Findley, Legal Counsel to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in her Official Capacity; Timothy Albrecht, Communications Director to the Governor of the State of Iowa, Individually and in his Official Capacity; and Teresa Wahlert, Director, Iowa Workforce Development, Individually and in her Official Capacity, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roxanne Barton Conlin of Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Jeffrey S. Thompson , Solicitor General, and Jeffrey C. Peterzalek , Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

Alan R. Ostergren , Muscatine, for amicus curiae Iowa County Attorneys Association.

Richard J. Sapp and Ryan G. Koopmans (until withdrawal) of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for amici curiae Iowa League of Cities, Iowa State Association of Counties, Iowa Communities Assurance Pool and Iowa Association of School Boards.

In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the equal protection and due process provisions of the Iowa Constitution provide a direct action for damages in the context of an employment dispute between an Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner and various state officials, including the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor...

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