Lynch v. City of Des Moines

SCHULTZ, Justice.

On appeal, both parties to this civil rights action challenge the trial court’s award of attorney fees and expenses to the plaintiff. The defendant City of Des Moines (city) claims the award is too high; the successful plaintiff, Deborah Ann Lynch, cross-appeals claiming the award is too low. We affirm the trial court.

Lynch, a former police officer with the Des Moines police department, brought this action claiming the city had violated the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Code chapter 601A (1985), by maintaining a sexually hostile work environment at the police department. The…