Fisher v. Iowa Board of Optometry Examiners

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the State of Iowa is a party in a contested case proceeding before the Board of Optometry Examiners (board). After the board had issued its amended decision and order, the licensee filed a petition for judicial review in district court. The State, through the attorney general, filed a petition for intervention claiming it had a right to intervene in the proceeding. The district court denied intervention. We reverse.

I. Scope of Review.

This appeal involves intervention as of right. Therefore, we review the district court’s denial of…