Legal Opinion
Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Rolfes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 18, 1990No. 89-235PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The Office of Citizens’ Aide (Citizens’ Aide), a state office under Iowa Code chapter 601G (1989), began an investigation of Robert Rolfes, sheriff of Osceola County, Iowa. Rolfes initially cooperated but later refused to respond to Citizens’ Aide subpoenas unless he was given “contested case” procedural protections under Iowa Code chapter 17A. Citizens’ Aide sought an order from the district court to compel compliance with its subpoenas, and Rolfes sought a protective order. The district court granted a protective order, thus effectively halting Citizens’ Aide’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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